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The Thin Man & The Maltese Falcon: Two Classic Noir Mysteries
A value-priced collection containing two of Dashiell Hammett's most legendary hardboiled detective novels. The Thin Man: Introducing Nick and Nora Charles, New York’s coolest crime-solving couple. Nick retired from detecting after his wife inherited a tidy sum, but six years later a pretty blonde spies him at a speakeasy and asks for his help finding her father, an eccentric inventor who was once Nick’s client. Nick can't resist, and soon he and Nora are caught in a complicated web of confused identities and cold-blooded murder. The Maltese Falcon: PI Sam Spade is 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.
414 pages, Audio CD
First published October 11, 2011
About the author
Dashiell Hammett
789 books3,033 followersAlso wrote as Peter Collinson, Daghull Hammett, Samuel Dashiell, Mary Jane Hammett
Dashiell Hammett, an American, wrote highly acclaimed detective fiction, including The Maltese Falcon (1930) and The Thin Man (1934).
Samuel Dashiell Hammett authored hardboiled novels and short stories. He created Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) among the enduring characters. In addition to the significant influence his novels and stories had on film, Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time" and was called, in his obituary in the New York Times, "the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction."
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashiell...
Dashiell Hammett, an American, wrote highly acclaimed detective fiction, including The Maltese Falcon (1930) and The Thin Man (1934).
Samuel Dashiell Hammett authored hardboiled novels and short stories. He created Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) among the enduring characters. In addition to the significant influence his novels and stories had on film, Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time" and was called, in his obituary in the New York Times, "the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction."
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashiell...
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August 5, 2019
The Thin Man & The Maltese Falcon (CD) by Dashiell Hammett.
The Maltese Falcon was a treat! The narrator William Dufris was the perfect fit. He mimicked the voices of Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre (actors in the movie) to a tee. That made this Hammett classic so much fun. Loved it. 5 stars for this classic.
The Thin Man was not as enjoyable as the movie with William Powell and Myrna Loy. This brought my rating down to 4 stars.
An enjoyable classic noir on CD
The Maltese Falcon was a treat! The narrator William Dufris was the perfect fit. He mimicked the voices of Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre (actors in the movie) to a tee. That made this Hammett classic so much fun. Loved it. 5 stars for this classic.
The Thin Man was not as enjoyable as the movie with William Powell and Myrna Loy. This brought my rating down to 4 stars.
An enjoyable classic noir on CD
February 24, 2015
My next reading... I've only read "Red Harvest" and one or two stories so far by Mr. Hammett. My book is TMF and TTM in a paperback edition from Vintage Books(Knopf and Random House) - 1964. Maybe it's there in the lookup but I'm not going to bother checking for now.
I made a boo-boo when I picked this "book" as its actually a CD. Oh well, it was the only one with a cover image that featured The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man together. I'll always choose one with a cover image over a boring blank if I can. Anyway, I'm half-way through The Maltese falcon and wondering what more is going to happen. I've seen the movie at least once but a long time ago. Seems like the movie follows the book pretty closely. Screenplay by John Huston... So far so good though the whole thing's as fantastic as sci-fi!
Finished last night and now on to "The Thin Man" - in a bit. Not a lot to be said here. The story is appropriately complicated and entertaining though some of the language usage is dated and there's the usual pile of yak-yak at the end that explains everything. No sign of "the stuff the dreams are made of." I guess Huston came up with that himself(via Shakespeare)! The homosexual stuff was very much downplayed in the movie. The ending's appropriately ironic - more women trouble for Sammy!
3.5* rounds down to 3*
Finished The Thin Man last night and the review is under the individual book.
I made a boo-boo when I picked this "book" as its actually a CD. Oh well, it was the only one with a cover image that featured The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man together. I'll always choose one with a cover image over a boring blank if I can. Anyway, I'm half-way through The Maltese falcon and wondering what more is going to happen. I've seen the movie at least once but a long time ago. Seems like the movie follows the book pretty closely. Screenplay by John Huston... So far so good though the whole thing's as fantastic as sci-fi!
Finished last night and now on to "The Thin Man" - in a bit. Not a lot to be said here. The story is appropriately complicated and entertaining though some of the language usage is dated and there's the usual pile of yak-yak at the end that explains everything. No sign of "the stuff the dreams are made of." I guess Huston came up with that himself(via Shakespeare)! The homosexual stuff was very much downplayed in the movie. The ending's appropriately ironic - more women trouble for Sammy!
3.5* rounds down to 3*
Finished The Thin Man last night and the review is under the individual book.
February 4, 2012
Two Classics in One Package
Published in 2011 by AudioGO.
Narrated by William Dufris
Duration: approximately 13 hours.
I am reluctant to admit this but although I was very aware of these classic detective tales, I had never read either of these two books nor seen any of their many movie adaptations (however, I have seen many clips from the Bogart version of The Maltese Falcon over the years). So, when I found the unabridged audio versions of both of them I just had to get them - if for no other reason than to just end my ignorance.
The Thin Man was originally written in 1934 (although it is set in the late 1920s) and is Dashiell Hammett's fifth and last novel...
Read more at: http://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/2012/...
Published in 2011 by AudioGO.
Narrated by William Dufris
Duration: approximately 13 hours.
I am reluctant to admit this but although I was very aware of these classic detective tales, I had never read either of these two books nor seen any of their many movie adaptations (however, I have seen many clips from the Bogart version of The Maltese Falcon over the years). So, when I found the unabridged audio versions of both of them I just had to get them - if for no other reason than to just end my ignorance.
The Thin Man was originally written in 1934 (although it is set in the late 1920s) and is Dashiell Hammett's fifth and last novel...
Read more at: http://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/2012/...
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