num_pages: 217
description: From "a master of the detective novel [and] one hell of a writer" ( The Boston Globe) comes a coolly glittering gem of detective fiction that has haunted three generations of readers.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 Dashiell Hammett's iconic, influential, and beloved The Maltese Falcon.
language: English
title: The Maltese Falcon
titlecomplete: The Maltese Falcon
characters: Sam Spade, Effie Perine, Casper Gutman, Joel Cairo, Brigid O'Shaughnessy
genres: Audiobook, Detective, Thriller, Novels, Crime, Noir, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 104084
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: Vintage Crime / Black Lizard