The stunning prequel to Dashiell Hammett's crime classic THE MALTESE FALCON.
When Sam Spade gets drawn into the Maltese Falcon case, we know what to expect: straight talk, hard questions, no favours, and no way for anyone to get underneath the protective shell he wears like a second skin. We know that his late partner, Miles Archer, was a son of a bitch; that Spade is sleeping with Archer's wife. What we don't know is how Spade became who he is. Now SPADE & ARCHER completes the picture. 1921: Spade sets up his own agency in San Francisco and clients quickly start coming through the door. The next seven years will see him dealing with booze runners, water-front thugs, stowaways, banking swindlers, gold smugglers, bumbling cops, and the illegitimate daughter of Sun Yat-sen; with murder, other men's mistresses, and long-missing money. He'll bring in Archer as a partner, though it was Archer who stole his girl while he was fighting in World War I. He'll tangle with a villain who never loses his desire to make Spade pay big for ruining what should've been the perfect crime. And he'll fall in love - though it won't turn out for the best. It never does with dames ...
When Sam Spade gets drawn into the Maltese Falcon case, we know what to expect: straight talk, hard questions, no favours, and no way for anyone to get underneath the protective shell he wears like a second skin. We know that his late partner, Miles Archer, was a son of a bitch; that Spade is sleeping with Archer's wife. What we don't know is how Spade became who he is. Now SPADE & ARCHER completes the picture. 1921: Spade sets up his own agency in San Francisco and clients quickly start coming through the door. The next seven years will see him dealing with booze runners, water-front thugs, stowaways, banking swindlers, gold smugglers, bumbling cops, and the illegitimate daughter of Sun Yat-sen; with murder, other men's mistresses, and long-missing money. He'll bring in Archer as a partner, though it was Archer who stole his girl while he was fighting in World War I. He'll tangle with a villain who never loses his desire to make Spade pay big for ruining what should've been the perfect crime. And he'll fall in love - though it won't turn out for the best. It never does with dames ...
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Hardback Editions
November 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Spade & Archer Author(s): Joe Gores ISBN: 1-4091-1323-X / 978-1-4091-1323-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Orion Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
April 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Spade & Archer: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's 'the Maltese Falcon' (Center Point Platinum Mystery (Large Print)) Author(s): Joe Gores ISBN: 1-60285-428-9 / 9781602854284 (USA edition) Publisher: Center Point Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Spade & Archer Author(s): Joe Gores ISBN: 1-4091-1753-7 / 978-1-4091-1753-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Orion Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
November 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Spade & Archer Author(s): Joe Gores ISBN: 1-4091-1324-8 / 978-1-4091-1324-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Orion Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
2009 : Audio CD
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2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Spade and Archer Author(s): Joe Gores ISBN: 1-4159-6061-5 / 978-1-4159-6061-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Books On Tape Availability: Amazon More details... |
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