The Maltese Falcon Book Review New York Times

If you ask a mystery fan when the genre started a good chunk of them will say during the golden age 1920s 30s with authors like dashiell hammett specifically with the creation of the sam spade character.

The maltese falcon book review new york times. Books of the century. For the maltese falcon which swooped down onto the screen of the strand yesterday only turns out to be the best mystery thriller of the year and young mr. Only one of the last chapters was not used in the movie. There is plenty of excitement.

Book review 4 out of 5 stars to the maltese falcon a classic mystery novel written in 1930 by dashiell hammett. I watched the maltese falcon many times and decided to read the book. The book gores tells his deferential interlocutor identified only as q was chiefly inspired by the hammett scholar richard layman s remark that the maltese falcon serialized in. New york times review february 1930.

The dialogue and actions of the movie are a mirror to the book. I could see bogey greenstreet astor and lorre as the followed the steps and dialogue of the book.