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Sign up todayThe Maltese Falcon
Narrator
William Dufris
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Length
7 hours 7 minutes
Language
English
The Maltese Falcon is the definitive masterpiece of the hard-boiled detective genre. It introduces legendary PI Sam Spade, a loner who follows his own code and the rules of the street as he zeros in on his partner’s killer and the famous jewel-encrusted bird. Humphrey Bogart immortalized the tough-guy detective in the classic 1941 film.
Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He is widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time. In addition to The Maltese Falcon, his pioneering novels include Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Thin Man.
William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.
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Author:
Dashiell Hammett
Narrator:
William Dufris
ISBN:
9781572706354
Length:
7 hours 7 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:
February 19, 2004
Edition:
Unabridged
Reviews
“The Maltese Falcon is not only probably the best detective story we have ever read, it is an exceedingly well written novel.”
“Dashiell Hammett…is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer.”
“As edge-of-one’s-seat captivating today as it was eighty years ago, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon is a classic that hard-boiled mystery buffs everywhere are sure to enjoy.”
“Reader William Dufris is a one-man band, covering the entire cast of diverse characters with unbelievable ease. His shifts from tough Sam Spade to the damsel in distress to any of a host of bad guys is just short of amazing.”
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