The Maltese Falcon
American novelist, 1894–1961.
The Maltese Falcon is a 1929 novel by Dashiell Hammett.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Dashiell Hammett
- First published
- Serialised 1929–30
- Length
- 224 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Crime and mystery, Crime, Class and society
Is The Maltese Falcon worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 56 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Maltese Falcon
The edition we link to is the Orion paperback (2010), 224 pages.
- Publisher
- Orion (paperback, 2010)
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN
- 9780752865331
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Maltese Falcon
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 17% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Maltese Falcon
If you liked The Maltese Falcon, try Lolita, The Big Sleep or The Hound of the Baskervilles.
