The Maltese Falcon
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Hammett, Dashiell Author
Published
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , 2010.
Status
Checked Out
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Description
FEATURING THE CHARACTER THAT INSPIRED THE AMC SERIES MONSIEUR SPADE STARRING CLIVE OWENONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIMEDetective Sam Spade is a private eye with his own solitary code of ethics. When his partner is killed during a stakeout, he is drawn into the hunt for a fantastic treasure with a dubious provenance—a golden bird encrusted with jewels. Also on the trail are a perfumed grifter named Joel Cairo, an oversized adventurer named Gutman, and Spade’s new client 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 coolly glittering gem of detective fiction, a novel that has haunted generations of readers. *With a new introduction by Richard Russo*
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Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
12/29/2010
Language
English
ISBN
9780307767516
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Loren Estleman's protagonist, Amos Walker, and Dashiell Hammett's archetypal private eye, Sam Spade, are the quintessential hardboiled detectives. Estleman also shares stylistic elements with Hammett: sharp dialogue, an exploration of the seamy underbelly of crime in a large city, and an ambiance that evokes all the familiar tropes of noir. -- Bethany Latham
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Library Journal Review
Valentine's Day marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Maltese Falcon, the best hard-boiled P.I. story and one of the great American novels, period. In recognition, Vintage is rereleasing it along with Hammett's Continental Op novel Red Harvest and his final novel, The Thin Man, all featuring gorgeous noir covers. The publisher is also bringing out a new volume of selections from the author's works, called simply Vintage Hammett (ISBN 1-4000-7962-4). (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Library Journal Reviews
Valentine's Day marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Maltese Falcon, the best hard-boiled P.I. story and one of the great American novels, period. In recognition, Vintage is rereleasing it along with Hammett's Continental Op novel Red Harvest and his final novel, The Thin Man, all featuring gorgeous noir covers. The publisher is also bringing out a new volume of selections from the author's works, called simply Vintage Hammett (ISBN 1-4000-7962-4). Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hammett, D. (2010). The Maltese Falcon . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hammett, Dashiell. 2010. The Maltese Falcon. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Hammett, D. (2010). The maltese falcon. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010.
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