Spade & Archer: the prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The maltese falcon
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009.
Physical Desc:
337 pages ; 22 cm.
Status:
Fair Oaks
MYSTERY Gores, J.
Valley Hi-North Laguna
MYSTERY Gores, J.
Description
When Sam Spade gets drawn into the Maltese Falcon case, we know what to expect: straight talk, hard questions, no favors, and no way for anyone to get underneath the protective shell he wears like a second skin. We know that his late partner, Miles Archer, was a son of a bitch; that Spade is sleeping with Archer’s wife, Iva; that his tomboyish secretary, Effie Perine, is the only innocent in his life. What we don’t know is how Spade became who he is. Now Spade & Archer completes the picture.
1921: Spade sets up his own agency in San Francisco and clients quickly start coming through the door. The next seven years will see him dealing with booze runners, waterfront thugs, stowaways, banking swindlers, gold smugglers, bumbling cops, and the illegitimate daughter of Sun Yat-sen. He’ll bring in Archer as a partner, though it was Archer who stole his girl while he was fighting in World War I. He’ll tangle with a villain who never loses his desire to make Spade pay big for ruining what should’ve been the perfect crime. And he’ll fall in love–though it won’t turn out for the best. It never does with dames . . .
Spade & Archer is a gritty, pitch-perfect, hard-boiled novel–the work of a master mystery writer–destined to become a classic in its own right.
1921: Spade sets up his own agency in San Francisco and clients quickly start coming through the door. The next seven years will see him dealing with booze runners, waterfront thugs, stowaways, banking swindlers, gold smugglers, bumbling cops, and the illegitimate daughter of Sun Yat-sen. He’ll bring in Archer as a partner, though it was Archer who stole his girl while he was fighting in World War I. He’ll tangle with a villain who never loses his desire to make Spade pay big for ruining what should’ve been the perfect crime. And he’ll fall in love–though it won’t turn out for the best. It never does with dames . . .
Spade & Archer is a gritty, pitch-perfect, hard-boiled novel–the work of a master mystery writer–destined to become a classic in its own right.
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Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307264640 (alk. paper) :, 0307264645 (alk. paper) :
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gores, J. (2009). Spade & Archer: the prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The maltese falcon. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gores, Joe, 1931-. 2009. Spade & Archer: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gores, Joe, 1931-, Spade & Archer: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gores, Joe. Spade & Archer: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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