The Maltes Falcon

ISBN-13: 9783565234745 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str.

Dashiell Hammett

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When a beautiful woman walks into Sam Spade's office with a story about a missing sister, the cynical private eye expects a routine case. But within hours, his partner is dead, and Spade is entangled in a lethal web of greed, betrayal, and murder.At the center of it all is a mysterious, jewel-encrusted statuette of a falcon-a "black bird" that men have killed for throughout history. Pursued by a trio of eccentric, ruthless criminals, Spade must navigate the fog-filled streets of San Francisco, where trust is a luxury he can't afford. In a world where everyone has an angle, he must stay one step ahead of the police and the killers alike.Dashiell Hammett's masterpiece is the definitive hard-boiled detective novel. With its razor-sharp dialogue and unflinching realism, it birthed the legend of the private eye and remains a cornerstone of 20th-century American literature.Enter the shadows. Find the bird. Discover the cold, hard truth.

When a beautiful woman walks into Sam Spade's office with a story about a missing sister, the cynical private eye expects a routine case.