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Joe Brody
02-08-2009, 09:29 PM
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Coming Soon: Spade & Archer (http://www.amazon.com/Spade-Archer-Prequel-Dashiell-Hammetts/dp/0307264645/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234149964&sr=8-1) -- the prequesl to The Maltese Falcon. Someone read it and tell me if it's any good. I've been down the road too many times with this sort of book.

Also, I tossed an article by accident on an upcoming novel that I want to read. It's about a guy that's obsessed with drawing maps. Supposedly there's a killer web-site for the book, but I can't find it.
DocWhiskey
02-08-2009, 10:09 PM
I defienetly be checking this out. I loved the Maltese Falcon. Sam Spade is a badass.
Niteshade007
02-08-2009, 10:19 PM
Sounds interesting, but I wonder if a prequel is really necessary? As people, we know who they are. We also know that Spade is having an affair with Archer's wife. It's been awhile since I read the book, but the movie certainly makes it seem like Archer is interested in having an affair with Brigid. We know the characters and how they would act, do we really need a prequel?
DocWhiskey
02-08-2009, 10:41 PM
Do we EVER need a prequel?
Joe Brody
02-09-2009, 08:19 PM
Do we EVER need a prequel?

Good point. Textbook case-in-point: Temple of Doom

[. . . but I bet a Vega Brothers would've rocked.]
roundshort
02-10-2009, 04:32 PM
After reading the junky Novels about Philip Marlowe written after Chandlers death, I can only guess no!

But who knows


Vega Brothers. . .
Joe Brody
02-10-2009, 07:08 PM
After reading the junky Novels about Philip Marlowe written after Chandlers death, I can only guess no!

. . . and what about Finn and the Casablanca prequel.
roundshort
02-10-2009, 08:18 PM
. . . and what about Finn and the Casablanca prequel.


A buddy just bought it for me, I will get it on Friday, let you know how it is. Also, the new Christopher Moore book, "Fool" is out today. It is King Lear, form the Jesters point of view! Two books to read!
Joe Brody
02-11-2009, 08:55 PM
A buddy just bought it for me, I will get it on Friday, let you know how it is. Also, the new Christopher Moore book, "Fool" is out today. It is King Lear, form the Jesters point of view! Two books to read!

Chucky P. has another out too. True to his past works methinks. Great cover photo.
roundshort
02-16-2009, 11:08 AM
About 1.2 way with Spade, a fun read, but nothing to die for. Don't waste the $$$ on the Hardcover, wait for paperback. I suspect with will get a bit more involved, but seems simple, not the complexity of a great Chandler, and not as raw as a great Hammet.