The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett (1894 - 1961)

A beautiful client, a valuable artifact, fake identities, double-crosses and dead bodies. Hard-boiled San Francisco detective Sam Spade has his hands full keeping his client and himself alive while searching for the legendary Maltese Falcon. This is the original serialized version.

Originally serialized in Black Mask Magazine and re-released as a novel in 1930, and of course the classic 1941 movie starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre. - Summary by The Narrator

Genre(s): Detective Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): dashiell hammett (4), the maltese falcon (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter 1 - Spade and Archer Mark Nelson
00:16:02
Play 02 Chapter 2 - Death in the Fog Mark Nelson
00:25:37
Play 03 Chapter 3 - Three Women Mark Nelson
00:15:24
Play 04 Chapter 4 - The Black Bird Mark Nelson
00:26:19
Play 05 Chapter 5 - Cairo's Pockets Mark Nelson
00:14:29
Play 06 Chapter 6 - The Undersized Shadow Mark Nelson
00:17:34
Play 07 Chapter 7 - G in the Air Mark Nelson
00:25:15
Play 08 Chapter 8 - Horsefeathers Mark Nelson
00:16:39
Play 09 Chapter 9 - The Liar Mark Nelson
00:15:44
Play 10 Chapter 10 - The Belvedere Divan Mark Nelson
00:21:47
Play 11 Chapter 11 - Gutman Mark Nelson
00:22:14
Play 12 Chapter 12 - Merry-Go-Round Mark Nelson
00:18:30
Play 13 Chapter 13 - The Emperor's Gift Mark Nelson
00:19:46
Play 14 Chapter 14 - La Paloma Mark Nelson
00:17:33
Play 15 Chapter 15 - Officials Mark Nelson
00:21:45
Play 16 Chapter 16 - The Third Murder Mark Nelson
00:21:13
Play 17 Chapter 17 - Saturday Night Mark Nelson
00:22:35
Play 18 Chapter 18 - The Fall-Guy Mark Nelson
00:33:29
Play 19 Chapter 19 - The Russian's Hand Mark Nelson
00:39:41
Play 20 Chapter 20 - If They Hang You Mark Nelson
00:25:48