| Introduction |
| Historical Context |
| About the Author |
| Other Works/Adaptations |
| Discussion Questions |
| Additional Resources |
| Credits |
Works Consulted
Bruccoli, Matthew J., and Richard Layman, eds. Hardboiled Mystery Writers: Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ross Macdonald: A Literary Reference. 1989. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2002.
Chandler, Raymond. "The Simple Art of Murder." Atlantic Monthly, December 1944: 57-58.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. 1930. New York: Vintage Crime, 1992.
Layman, Richard, ed. Discovering The Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade. Rev. ed. San Francisco, CA: Vince Emery Productions, 2005.
Acknowledgments
Writers: David Kipen with Molly Thomas-Hicks and Erika Koss for the National Endowment for the Arts with a preface by Dana Gioia
Series Editor: Erika Koss for the National Endowment for the Arts
