{"product_id":"the-maltese-falcon-paperback-9","title":"The Maltese Falcon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDashiell Hammett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA priceless object. A handful of people willing to lie, betray, and kill for it. And at the center, a man who knows exactly what everyone is doing--and how far he is willing to go himself. \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e strips the detective story to its core: not the solving of a crime, but the negotiation of a world where nothing is binding and everything has a price. What remains is the pure tension between desire and restraint, knowledge and action, self-interest and the faint, stubborn outline of a code.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDashiell Hammett (1894-1961) was an American novelist and former Pinkerton detective whose work transformed crime fiction into a modern literary form. Drawing on his experience in private investigation, he introduced a new kind of prose--hard, economical, and unsentimental--that would define the genre. His novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falco\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Man\u003c\/i\u003e, remain foundational to both noir fiction and twentieth-century American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maltese Falcon\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67907797221630,"sku":"9781971559445","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/EzegdxOZi59781971559445.webp?v=1793278313","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/the-maltese-falcon-paperback-9","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}