Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The classic hard-boiled detective novel is best described by a friend's warning "Lissa - you aren't going to like this book - no one is nice to anyone else, and there isn't any romance." Still, it's a classic, and it was worth reading. Plus we watched the movie, and that was word for word delicious. If only it had a happy ending...
I read the library copy. 217 pgs.