There is probably no need to get into the plot of this book- everyone probably knows all about this particular case of Sam Spade's.
I picked up this book thinking this is probably going to be a easy read and great to carry on an airplane. And, as usual, I was right. I haven't really seen the entire movie, but know enough of the plot for it to not be a nail biter. The book lived up to its image- a really good dark, smart talking, highly irregular super-man of a detective and his crazy case. What did surprise me is that the characters - the booze,the drugs, the women, the men, and most of all an easy reference to some of their sexual orientation. I guess I expected it to be more like Agatha Christie with maybe faint undertones but not really this easy matter of fact inclusion. Overall, a good book - maybe 3 stars but definitely not my favorite whodunit.
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