A review by jonjeffryes
Spade & Archer: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon by Joe Gores

5.0

I thought this book took a while to get moving, but by book two I was rapt. Gores does a great job of capturing Hammett's style and keeps Sam Spade as tough and mysterious as the original--no backstories or psychologizing. A very satisfying noir detective read.