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THE GREATEST PRIVATE EYE OF ALL TIME RETURNS TO FINISH THE JOB

Legendary mystery writer Dashiell Hammett only wrote one novel about detective Sam Spade: The Maltese Falcon, the most famous private eye story ever told. But the case was never really solved—the priceless golden, bejeweled bird that men and women had been dying to possess turned out to be a fake.

Now, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Max Allan Collins (author of Road to Perdition) brings closure to this crime classic, reuniting all the surviving members of the original cast alongside femme fatales, crooked collectors, and greedy gangsters for one more thrilling, deadly chase through the streets, wharves, morgues, bars, and back alleys of 1920s San Francisco—and finally answers the question, Whatever became of the Maltese falcon...?

• NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED! This entirely new novel is an original creation of Max Allan Collins inspired by the classic 1929/1930 novel and has not been authorized or endorsed by the estate of Dashiell Hammett.
• Available exclusively in the United States and Canada, starting January 2026

"Violent and volatile and packed with sexuality...classic pulp fiction."

— USA Today

"Collins’ witty, hard-boiled prose would make Raymond Chandler proud. If only Bogart were around to record the audiobook."

— Entertainment Weekly

"No one can twist you through a maze with as much intensity and suspense as Max Allan Collins."

— Clive Cussler

"A terrific writer!"

— Mickey Spillane