The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett is a mystery, fiction book. One of the major themes throughout the story is greed. The story takes place in San Francisco around the time 1941.
This book begins when a beautiful woman named Miss Wonderly walks into Detective Spades office asking for help. She wants Spade to find her missing sister who allegedly ran off with a man named Thursby. Spade and his partner, Miles Archer, were willing to take the case. Upon discovering new evidence Spade realizes that he doesn’t know what he got himself into by agreeing to help Miss Wonderly. Eventually, Spade gets more insight to the case and discovers that this may not be a missing person’s case but an entirely different mystery. Spade works hard to uncover clues to solve this case.
This book is very interesting and captivating. Reading about how Spade uncovered the clues and solved the mystery was very interesting. It was captivating because I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. It was hard to put the book down. One issue that the book raises is greed. Every character in this book is driven by greed. They all want to benefit themselves. I found the characters to be quite manipulative and selfish. Lying is another issue that comes to light in this book. All the characters seem to lie at one point or another throughout the story. They lie in order to manipulate each other so they can get what they want. This book opened my eyes to the fact that people will do whatever it takes to get what they want. It is sad to read about people who are willing to lie because of their own greed. This book makes me question how genuine people actually are. It’s hard to tell when people are not telling the truth which makes it difficult to trust others.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked reading about how the mystery unfolded. I would recommend The Maltese Falcon to all mystery book lovers. This book is a quick read because it is hard to put down. Below are some links to the author’s website and other websites about the book.
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