Detective Sam Spade must unravel the case of two murders connected with a precious statue, a grifter named Joel Cairo, an obese man named Gutman, and a mysterious, beautiful woman named Brigid O'Shaughnessy.
Appeals: Gritty and stark atmosphere, hard-boiled detective story, a few steamy scenes, witty banter between characters, very masculine.
If you like classic detective stories, you might enjoy The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith or Crime Classics: The Mystery Story From Poe to Present (various authors).
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. 1930. 224 pages.
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