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The Maltese Falcon
Written by David
Thursday, 25 June 2009
by Dashiell Hammett (Vintage Crime, $12.95)
Don't think that because this book is shelved in the mystery section that low-brow, formulaic, genre fiction is all that awaits you. Dashiell Hammett is the supreme stylist of a very literary breed of detective fiction. I picked up The Maltese Falcon thinking it would be a great mindless pool-side vacation book. What an underestimation! It fit the page-turning bill with a style and sophistication that I didn't expect. There's nothing mindless here.
Don't think that because this book is shelved in the mystery section that low-brow, formulaic, genre fiction is all that awaits you. Dashiell Hammett is the supreme stylist of a very literary breed of detective fiction. I picked up The Maltese Falcon thinking it would be a great mindless pool-side vacation book. What an underestimation! It fit the page-turning bill with a style and sophistication that I didn't expect. There's nothing mindless here.