The Maltese Falcon (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)Classic · Mystery, Fiction, Classics
The Maltese Falcon (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
1930 · 217 pages · Fiction
42
Classic
★ 3.86 on Goodreads · 120K ratings
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 3.86★ from 120K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
42Must-Read Score
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
- Readers40 out of 100 · counts 50%+23
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #62 of the 140 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #222 of the 296 classics we rank
- #820 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Gripping
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