Crime
Classic Noir Mysteries: The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep And Others
2014·1243 pages
Dive into the shadowy underworld of classic noir, where hard-boiled detectives outwit gangsters and unravel deadly mysteries in gripping tales of intrigue and moral haze.
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Dive into the shadowy underworld of classic noir, where hard-boiled detectives outwit gangsters and unravel deadly mysteries in gripping tales of intrigue and moral haze.
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Hard-boiled detectives The Continental Op, Sam Spade, and Philip Marlowe elude gangsters and gunfire to solve the case and save the girl in these classic noir mysteries. This special ebook bundle includes Red Harvest , The Maltese Falcon , The Thin Man , The Big Sleep , and The Long Goodbye . Pioneers of the detective genre, authors Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler’s work laid the foundation for modern sleuths on both page and screen. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literatur...
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Romance & sex
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Implied sexual encounters and innuendo; references to pornography and affairs, mostly fade-to-black. Implied coercion in blackmail schemes; no graphic assaults.
Violence & gore
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Frequent shootings, fistfights, and murders; some graphic descriptions of wounds and deaths central to plots.
Profanity
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Moderate use of mild profanity like 'damn' and 'hell'; recurring in dialogue.
Substance use
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Heavy alcohol consumption throughout, often glamorized; some drug references and addiction themes.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Brief mentions of gay characters in stereotypical roles.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Background themes of political corruption and labor unrest.
Self-harm / suicide
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Occasional suicides as plot points, not graphically depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of corruption, betrayal, and some domestic strife; recurring cruelty in criminal underworlds. Implied coercion in blackmail schemes; no graphic assaults.
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