The Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett
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The Maltese Falcon

Author: Dashiell Hammett

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 7 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/19/2004

Synopsis

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.

About Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He is widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time. In addition to The Maltese Falcon, his pioneering novels include Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Thin Man.

About William Dufris

William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin

Sam Spade doesn’t need to go looking for trouble, trouble finds him. I found an interesting old hardbound version of this novel at a used bookstore and I couldn’t resist it. Dashiell Hammett wrote this story originally as a serial in the magazine Black Mask. It was eventually published as a novel in......more

Goodreads review by Glenn

My top ten reasons why this Dashiell Hammett is one of the greatest crime novels ever written: 1. The Voice – Tough, Crisp hardboiled – the story isn’t told in first-person but certainly has the feel of first-person since we are so close to Sam Spade it’s as if we’re peering over the detective’s shou......more

Quotes

“The Maltese Falcon is not only probably the best detective story we have ever read, it is an exceedingly well written novel.”

Times Literary Supplement (London)

“Dashiell Hammett…is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer.”

Boston Globe

“As edge-of-one’s-seat captivating today as it was eighty years ago, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon is a classic that hard-boiled mystery buffs everywhere are sure to enjoy.”

Midwest Book Review

“Reader William Dufris is a one-man band, covering the entire cast of diverse characters with unbelievable ease. His shifts from tough Sam Spade to the damsel in distress to any of a host of bad guys is just short of amazing.”

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Awards

  • Audie Award
  • Audie Award Finalist
  • Grammy Award
  • AudioFile Earphones Award
  • AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year
  • Booklist Top 10
  • Booklist Editors’ Choice
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