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

3.0

I've enjoyed almost all Gores books, but for some reason this one put me off at the beginning. Maybe it was the obvious retelling of the Flitcraft story (the famous story from The Maltese Falcon) so early in the story. But the book righted itself soon, mostly because of its portrayal of San Francisco in the 20s. By the end, the last line of the book was also maybe a bit obvious, but fun.