num_pages: 7
description: 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 partners killer and the famous jewel-encrusted bird. Humphrey Bogart immortalized the tough-guy detective in the classic 1941 film.
language: English
title: The Maltese Falcon
titlecomplete: The Maltese Falcon
characters: Brigid O'Shaughnessy, Effie Perine, Casper Gutman, Sam Spade, Joel Cairo
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Noir, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Novels, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 104097
places: California, San Francisco, California
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel of the Century, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Audie Award
category: Audiobook Adaptation, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album
publisher: Audio Partners Publishing Corp.