The Hammett, Dashiell 1894-1961 creator text utu 2026 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats 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. It is considered part of the hardboiled genre, which Hammett played a major part in popularizing. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maltese_Falcon_(novel) Release date is 2026-01-01 This ebook was produced by: Al Haines, Cindy Beyer & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930 Detective and mystery stories San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction Spade, Sam (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Private investigators -- California -- San Francisco -- Fiction PS New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930 30005939 https://archive.org/details/bwb_S0-DTS-902 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77600 https://archive.org/details/bwb_S0-DTS-902 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77600 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134810.0 77600