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The Maltese Falcon
Author: Dashiell Hammett
Narrator: Johnny Heller
Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Spotify Audiobooks
Published: 03/17/2026
Categories: Fiction, Noir, Mystery & Detective, Hard-boiled
Synopsis
The crime classic that inspired the 1941 film and the AMC series Monsieur Spade, The Maltese Falcon is the most famous noir of all time, and its hard-boiled detective is the prime leading man of the genre.
After his partner is killed during a stakeout ordered by the shifty Brigid O’Shaughnessy, Private Detective Sam Spade finds himself tangled in a crime-filled wild goose chase marked by red herrings and grifters. Its object? A jewel-encrusted falcon statuette, once gifted to the King of Spain by the Knights of Malta, and then stolen by pirates. This fast-paced detective adventure is chock-full of missteps—with guns pointing every which way from Constantinople to Hong Kong to San Francisco.
After his partner is killed during a stakeout ordered by the shifty Brigid O’Shaughnessy, Private Detective Sam Spade finds himself tangled in a crime-filled wild goose chase marked by red herrings and grifters. Its object? A jewel-encrusted falcon statuette, once gifted to the King of Spain by the Knights of Malta, and then stolen by pirates. This fast-paced detective adventure is chock-full of missteps—with guns pointing every which way from Constantinople to Hong Kong to San Francisco.