The Maltese Falcon (Hardcover)

from PghDragonMan

Sit down, sir, no need to stand there. We are civilized people here, not barbarians. But in civilization, sir, some people are rulers and some people are pawns. Sometimes pawns need to be sacrificed. But, I digress, sir. Have a drink while I tell you about the bird and the hunt for it. Where it c...

from xevver

At first I found Hammett's prose to be as abrasive as his main character, Sam Spade. Slowly, however, I found myself being drawn into Hammett's world, until by the end I couldn't put the book down. And while I ultimately prefer the simpler style of Chandler, Hammett is certainly better at creatin...

from mykl-s

A great private-eye story, the book as good or better than the film.

from PghDragonMan

Sit down, sir, no need to stand there. We are civilized people here, not barbarians. But in civilization, sir, some people are rulers and some people are pawns. Sometimes pawns need to be sacrificed. But, I digress, sir. Have a drink while I tell you about the bird and the hunt for it. Where it c...

from brettjames

This is the only book to feature Sam Spade, yet that name is more iconic of the hardboiled era than even Philip Marlowe, which Raymond Chandler spent his entire career writing about. Not reading The Maltese Falcon is like not watching Star Wars.