The Maltese Falcon: Complete & Unabridged

I think to an extend that this book has been overlooked because the movie is so good. Hammett's original book really is a spellbinding read and was difficult to put down. It's refreshing to remember a time when mystery and suspense writers had such a wonderful mastery of language.

The only conceivable flaw for the reader is that so many of the characters and settings have become t... read more