legal stuff Impressum Datenschutz kaliber .38 - krimis im internet

 

Spade and Archer

Joe Gores: Spade and Archer (UK 2010)

From the Publisher:
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...

The stunning prequel to Dashiell Hammett's crime classic THE MALTESE FALCON.

Joe Gores: Spade and Archer. The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. Orion Books, ISBN: 9781409117537 (November, 2010), 528 p., £7.99.

 

AMAZON.DE

AMAZON.COM

AMAZON.CO.UK

 


 

Spade & Archer

Joe Gores: Spade & Archer (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
A wonderfully dark, pitch-perfect noir prequel to The Maltese Falcon, featuring Dashiell Hammett's beloved detective, Sam Spade.
It's 1921 -- seven years before Sam Spade will solve the famous case of the Maltese Falcon. He's just set up his own agency in San Francisco and he gets off to a quick start, working cases (he doesn't do domestic) and hiring a bright young secretary named Effie Perrine. When he's hired by a prominent San Francisco banker to find his missing son, Spade gets the break he's been looking for. He spends the next few years dealing with booze runners, waterfront thugs, banking swindlers, gold smugglers, and bumbling cops. He brings in Miles Archer as a partner to help bolster the agency, though it was Archer who stole his girl while he was fighting in World War I. All along, Spade will tangle with an enigmatic villain who holds a long-standing grudge against Spade. And, of course, he'll fall in love -- though it won't turn out for the best. It never does with dames.

Joe Gores: Spade & Archer. Vintage, ISBN: 9780307277060 (March, 2010), 352 p., $15.00.

 

AMAZON.DE

AMAZON.COM

AMAZON.CO.UK

 


 

Spade & Archer

Joe Gores: Spade & Archer (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
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...

SPADE & ARCHER is a gritty, pitch-perfect, hard-boiled novel - the work of a master mystery writer-destined to become a classic in its own right.

The stunning prequel to Dashiell Hammett's crime classic THE MALTESE FALCON.

Joe Gores: Spade & Archer. The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. Orion Books, ISBN: 9781409113232 (November, 2009), 337 p., £18.99.

 

AMAZON.DE

AMAZON.COM

AMAZON.CO.UK

 


 

Spade & Archer

Joe Gores: Spade & Archer (USA 2009)

From the Publisher:
When Sam Spade gets drawn into the Maltese Falcon case, we know what to expect: straight talk, hard questions, no favors, 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, Iva; that his tomboyish secretary, Effie Perine, is the only innocent in his life. What we don't know is how Spade became who he is. 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, waterfront 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...

Spade & Archer is a gritty, pitch-perfect, hard-boiled novel -- the work of a master mystery writer -- destined to become a classic in its own right.

Joe Gores: Spade & Archer. The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN: 9780307264640 (February, 2009), 337 p., $24.00.

 

AMAZON.DE

AMAZON.COM

AMAZON.CO.UK

 

Thomas Wörtche Neuerscheinungen Vorschau Krimi-Navigator Hörbücher Krimi-Auslese
Features Preisträger Autoren-Infos Asservatenkammer Forum Registrieren Links & Adressen