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Spade & Archer: Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's Maltese Falcon
Spade Archer Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's Maltese Falcon
Author: Joe Gores
When Sam Spade gets drawn into the Maltese Falcon case, we know what to expect: straight talk, hard questions, no favors, and no way for anyone to get underneath the protective shell he wears like a second skin. We know that his late partner, Miles Archer, was a son of a bitch; that Spade is sleeping with Archer'™s wife, Iva; that his tombo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307264640
ISBN-10: 0307264645
Publication Date: 2/10/2009
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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reviewed Spade & Archer: Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's Maltese Falcon on + 16 more book reviews
If you like hard-boiled detectives, you will like this book. Book is the prequel to "The Maltese Falcon" which could've been written by Hammett, himself.
pateiwah avatar reviewed Spade & Archer: Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's Maltese Falcon on + 57 more book reviews
this is a great book for those that enjoy dashell hammett.
there are 3 stories [cases] with an underlaying case that follows to the end.
you find that samuel spade is an honest man,trusted by many of influence because he knows how to keep a secret,gets the job done. he's willing to shift the credit to
police for solving a case.
you meet effie perine on her first day on the job,sid wise when they realize they are
after the same thing.
a very enjoyable fast read. would enjoy more like it.


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