Explorations Read-Aloud: “The Maltese Falcon” by Dashiell Hammett

Every Friday, at 11:00 am, on the library’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page, the library will stream a brand new recording of local thespian, Joseph Coté reading aloud selections from a wide variety of fascinating and entertaining books of fiction and non-fiction.

For October 24, Coté will read aloud from Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon.

The Maltese Falcon is the archetypal ‘hard-boiled’ detective story, rich in intriguing characters, dark exciting action and featuring the greatest of all cool, tough private eyes, Sam Spade.

Written in 1930, the novel has a timeless quality that makes it fresh and exciting for each new generation of readers.

Sam Spade is hired by the alluring Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with ne-er do well Floyd Thursby.

But when Spade’s partner Miles Archer is murdered while on Thursby’s trail, Spade finds himself both hunter and hunted: can he track down the mythical jewel-encrusted Falcon, a treasure worth killing for before the Fat Man, and how far can he trust the seductive Miss Wonderley?

Dashiell Hammett’s noir classic is written in sharp, terse prose that gives a cinematic vividness to the characters and their milieu.

Click the links to find the library’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page.

Thoughts to share? Book ideas to suggest?
Contact Joseph at friday-explorations@usa.net