The Maltese Falcon (starring Humphrey Bogart)

About This Novel

Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor and others starred in the original Hollywood movie of the same name. Entrusted by a strange beauty, private detective Sam Spade's partner was assassinated while performing a tracking mission. Subsequent murders occurred one after another, all of which were placed in front of Spade. At the same time, several beauties threw themselves into his arms. However, things were not like that at all. Spade could only show his true character of a tough guy and did not trust anyone, including the police department, and defeated everyone who stood in front of him. The former suspect, the truth of the matter emerged. It was a complex case about a black hawk... "The Maltese Falcon" is Hammett's most classic work. It was reprinted seven times in the first year of publication. It has been a best-seller for more than 80 years. It was selected as the top 100 English novels of the 20th century and the top 100 detective novels voted by the American Mystery Writers Association. The film adaptation won three Oscars. It is the pioneer of film noir. The most important award for hard-boiled detective novels, the Maltese Falcon Award, is named after this work.

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