Dashiell Hammett

Maltan haukka on Dashiell Hammettin kirja vuodelta 1931. Teos on ilmestynyt kahtena suomennoksena, Jouko Linturin suomennos ilmestyi 1955 Tammen kustantamana ja Kalevi Nyytäjän suomennos 1974 WSOY:n kustantamana. Maltan haukkaa pidetään kovaksikeitetyn dekkarikirjallisuuden perusklassikkona. Vaikka se on aikaansa …

The Glass Key is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, said to be his favorite among his works. It was first published as a serial in Black Mask in 1930, then was collected in 1931, and tells the story of gambler and racketeer Ned Beaumont, whose devotion to crooked political boss Paul Madvig leads him to investigate the …