description: A coolly glittering gem of detective fiction that has haunted three generations of readers, from one of the greatest mystery writers of all time.A treasure worth killing for. Sam Spade, a slightly shopworn private eye with his own solitary code of ethics. A perfumed grafter named Joel Cairo, a fat man name Gutman, and Brigid O’Shaughnessy, a beautiful and treacherous woman whose loyalties shift at the drop of a dime. These are the ingredients of Dashiel Hammett's iconic, influential, and beloved  The Maltese Falcon.
language: English
title: Maltese Falcon
titlecomplete: 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: 104138
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: Books on Tape