The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. Wikipedia
Originally published: December 1929
Author: Samuel Dashiell Hammett
Characters: Sam Spade, Brigid O'Shaughnessy, The Continental Op, and more
Genres: Detective fiction, Hardboiled, Mystery, and more