The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon is the definitive masterpiece of the hard-boiled detective genre. It introduces legendary PI Sam Spade, a loner who follows his own code and the rules of the street as he zeros in on his partner's killer and the famous jewel-encrusted bird. Humphrey Bogart immortalized the tough-guy detective in the classic 1941 film. Winner of the 2010 Audie Award for Best Audiobook Adaptation . A 2009 Audie Award Finalist. A 2009 Grammy Award for Adults. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award. A 2009 AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year for Mystery. A Booklist Top 10 Crime Fiction Audiobook. A Booklist Editors' Choice, March 2009.