The Maltese Falcon Book Review

The Maltese Falcon Book Review. However, the 1941 humphrey bogart version is an even more accurate representation of the book. I can’t say that i found much to recommend it, but it is short so it’s not much of a time investment.

Private detectives sam spade and miles archer are hired by a beautiful woman to follow a man named floyd thursby in an effort to find her sister. She’s young and attractive, as you might expect, and sam spade… But when a great novel does cross your path, you are grateful for all the choices that led to that moment.

Hammett died of lung cancer in 1961.

If you liked the maltese falcon, you might also like my reviews of. Greenville public library has two copies, as well as a special edition of the film on dvd. Hammett died of lung cancer in 1961. Smart casting in peter lorre, sydney greenstreet and elisha cook, jr.