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The Maltese Falcon
- Author
- Dashiell Hammett
- Narrator
- William Dufris
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 19 February 2004
- Run Time
- 7 hours 6 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The Maltese Falcon is the definitive masterpiece of the hard-boiled detective genre. It introduces legendary PI Sam Spade, a loner who follows his own code and the rules of the street as he zeros in on his partner’s killer and the famous jewel-encrusted bird. Humphrey Bogart immortalized the tough-guy detective in the classic 1941 film.
Critics Review
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“The Maltese Falcon is not only probably the best detective story we have ever read, it is an exceedingly well written novel.”
Times Literary Supplement (London)
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“Dashiell Hammett…is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer.”
Boston Globe
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“As edge-of-one’s-seat captivating today as it was eighty years ago, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon is a classic that hard-boiled mystery buffs everywhere are sure to enjoy.”
Midwest Book Review
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“Reader William Dufris is a one-man band, covering the entire cast of diverse characters with unbelievable ease. His shifts from tough Sam Spade to the damsel in distress to any of a host of bad guys is just short of amazing.”
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Details
- Author
- Dashiell Hammett
- Narrator
- William Dufris
- Duration
- 7 hours 6 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 February 2004
- ISBN
- 9781572706354
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
The Maltese Falcon is the definitive masterpiece of the hard-boiled detective genre. It introduces legendary PI Sam Spade, a loner who follows his own code and the rules of the street as he zeros in on his partner’s killer and the famous jewel-encrusted bird. Humphrey Bogart immortalized the tough-guy detective in the classic 1941 film.
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