100 best novels written in English (from the list by Robert McCrum ...

Hemingway’s first and best novel makes an escape to 1920s Spain to explore courage, cowardice and manly authenticity. 54. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (1929) Dashiell Hammett’s crime thriller and its hard-boiled hero Sam Spade influenced everyone from Chandler to Le Carré. ................
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