by Dashiell Hammett · Alinaza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420692371
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«El halcón maltés» is the hardback crime novel by Dashiell Hammett, published in 1984 by Alianza Editorial (239 pages, in Spanish).
In the city of San Francisco, a valuable statuette in the shape of a falcon, a gift from the Order of Malta to Charles V in 1530, awakens the greed of a group of criminals. Detective Sam Spade is dragged into a web of lies, betrayals and murders; he must use his cunning to uncover the truth and survive.
Part of the Sam Spade series, within the Biblioteca Fundamental de Nuestro Tiempo collection (no. 42). Translation by Fernando Calleja Gutiérrez.
For those seeking a classic of crime fiction featuring a private detective and set in San Francisco.
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, The Continental Op and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
