The Maltese Falcon By Dashiell Hammet
Vintage Books,1930. 217 pgs. Mystery
Sam Spade, a no nonsense detective, takes on a case for a femme fatale pleading for help that gets his partner killed. With the police suspecting Sam of the murder (with him sleeping with his partner’s wife and all) he decides to follow the case through to find the real killer which leads to a stolen gold statuette of a falcon.
Don’t let the date fool you; this signature classic from 1930 took me by surprise with its gritty writing style complete with language and mature subject matter. Though at times the plot moved a bit slow and seemed choppy, you can see how Dashiell Hammet has inspired many contemporary mystery writers for a good reason.
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