A gritty, pitch-perfect noir novel, "Spade & Archer" is the authorized prequel to Dashiell Hammett's classic, "The Maltese Falcon." In 1921, P.I. Sam Spade tangles with a villain who's planned what he thinks is the perfect crime. And he'll fall in love--though it won't turn out for the best.
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A gritty, pitch-perfect noir novel, "Spade & Archer" is the authorized prequel to Dashiell Hammett's classic, "The Maltese Falcon." In 1921, P.I. Sam Spade tangles with a villain who's planned what he thinks is the perfect crime. And he'll fall in love--though it won't turn out for the best.
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New in New jacket. Signed by Author(s) New York: Knopf (2009). First edition. First printing. Hardcover. New/New. A pristine unread copy. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Comes with mylar cover dust jacket. Purchased new and never opened except for author signing. Shipped in well padded box. Smoke-free.
One could find a thing or two to quibble about, but on the whole and throughout Joe Gores brings to life the San Francisco of Sam Spade's time in a way that should engross admirers of Hammett and the Maltese Falcon.