Read The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett's iconic novel, The Maltese Falcon, is considered one of the greatest detective novels ever written.

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The Maltese Falcon (novel)

The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story is told entirely in external third-person narrative; there is no description whatsoever of any character's thoughts or feelings, only what they say and do, and how they look. The novel has been adapted several times for the cinema.

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