The Maltese Falcon

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A noir detective classic in which private detective Sam Spade, starting from a simple assignment, is drawn into a deadly game for a priceless relic.
This novel, included in the list of the "100 best detective novels of all time" according to the U.S. Mystery Writers of America, set the genre’s canons: cold calculation, double-crosses, and a hero who hides his code of honor behind a cynical mask.
San Francisco private detective Sam Spade agrees to help a young woman search for her sister. The case seems trivial, but by evening Spade becomes a suspect in the murder of his partner and finds himself drawn into a dangerous hunt for a priceless statuette that disappeared centuries ago…
"The Maltese Falcon" is Dashiell Hammett’s most famous novel, written in the noir style, and the first in the series of works about private detective Sam Spade. The novel is included in the list of "100 best detective novels" and has been called by literary critics "the greatest American detective novel of all time".