
Dashiell Hammett's 1930 detective novel is a cornerstone of American crime fiction, introducing the cynical, hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade. The story plunges Spade into a world of murder, greed, and betrayal when his partner, Miles Archer, is killed while on a case...

Dashiell Hammett's 1930 detective novel is a cornerstone of American crime fiction, introducing the cynical, hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade. The story plunges Spade into a world of murder, greed, and betrayal when his partner, Miles Archer, is killed while on a case...