The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
This classic detective novel follows a private investigator who is hired by a mysterious woman to track down her missing sister. The case quickly becomes complicated when the investigator is caught up in a dangerous hunt for a priceless artifact, the Maltese Falcon. As he navigates a world of treachery, deceit, and murder, he must use his wit and courage to outsmart his enemies and solve the mystery.
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- Published
- 1930
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 213-224
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Der Malteser Falke
- Der malteser Falke
- El halcón maltés
- Il Falco Maltese
- Il falcone maltese
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This book is on the following 32 lists:
- 1st on "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century (January Magazine)
- 2nd on The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (Mystery Writers of America)
- 10th on 100 Best Western(United States) Works of Fiction (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 10th on The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time (Crime Writers' Association)
- 29th on Top 100 Killer Thrillers (NPR)
- 36th on Tozai Mystery Best 100 (2012 Revision) (Shūkan Bunshun (Japanese Newspaper))
- 56th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 58th on Edmonton's Top 100 (Edmonton Journal)
- 79th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 101st on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 150th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 380th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- A Response to David Handlin’s “One Hundred Best American Novels” (The American Scholar)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Haycraft-Queen Cornerstones (Murder For Pleasure (Book))
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
- Inteliquest's World's 100 Greatest Books of All-Time (InteliQuest)
- Keating’s 100 best crime and mystery books (Book)
- Nancy Pearl's 100 Good Reads, Decade by Decade (Book Lust (Book))
- The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time (Time)
- The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )
- 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- Top 100 Books (Lincoln Journal Star)