The Maltese Falcon (1944)

ID: 873 ~ Source: Steve Scott (Flickr user SFordScott) ~ Creator: Artwork by Leo Manso ~ Date: 1944

This file appears in: Dashiell Hammett and the Continental Trust Company Building

Image of the cover to The Maltese Falcon (1944 edition).

This file appears in: Dashiell Hammett and the Continental Trust Company Building

Dashiell Hammett and the Continental Trust Company Building

Dashiell Hammett found inspiration for his great detective novels like "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man" by working at the Pinkerton Detective Agency in what was then known as the Continental Trust Building. He experienced the seedy underbelly…