Read by Scott Brick. Unabridged. Compact discs. "The prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon."
Summary:
We know that Sam Spades' late partner, Miles Archer, was a son of a bitch and that Spade is sleeping with Archer's wife, Iva and that his tomboyish secretary, Effie, is the only innocent in his life. What we don't know is how Spade became who he is.
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