Dashiell Hammett's influential detective novel, ranked one of Time Magazine's best mystery and thriller books of all time, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line. Detective Sam Spade is a private eye with his own solitary code of ethics. When his partner is killed during a stakeout, he is drawn into the hunt for a fantastic treasure with a dubious provenance-a golden bird encrusted with jewels. Also on the trail are a perfumed grifter named Joel Cairo, an oversized adventurer named Gutman, and Spade's new client Brigid O'Shaughnessy, a beautiful and treacherous woman whose loyalties shift at the drop of a dime.
This cat-and-mouse thriller has haunted readers for generations and inspired multiple adaptations including the iconic 1941 film of the same name starring Humphry Bogart and the 2024 AMC drama, Monsieur Spade, starring Clive Owen.
| ISBN: | 9781454964773 |
| Publication date: | 25th June 2026 |
| Author: | Dashiell Hammett |
| Publisher: | Union Square & Co. an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction |
Dashiell Hammett's influential detective novel, ranked one of Time Magazine's best mystery and thriller books of all time, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line. Detective Sam Spade is a private eye with his own solitary code of ethics. When his partner is killed during a stakeout, he is drawn into the hunt for a fantastic treasure with a dubious provenance-a golden bird encrusted with jewels. Also on the trail are a perfumed grifter named Joel Cairo, an oversized adventurer named Gutman, and Spade's new client Brigid O'Shaughnessy, a beautiful and treacherous woman whose loyalties shift at the drop of a dime.
This cat-and-mouse thriller has haunted readers for generations and inspired multiple adaptations including the iconic 1941 film of the same name starring Humphry Bogart and the 2024 AMC drama, Monsieur Spade, starring Clive Owen.
The Maltese Falcon (Signature Editions) features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
The Maltese Falcon (Signature Editions) is available in Paperback
The Maltese Falcon (Signature Editions) was written by Dashiell Hammett and published by Union Square & Co. an imprint of Little, Brown
The Maltese Falcon (Signature Editions) has 128 pages
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