The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
I’m signed up for a BNU class on The Maltese Falcon this month but it hardly seems worth it. It’s a detective story of a particular genre and that’s about it. It’s not even a great detective story and I personally find this genre tiring and unappealing. How this makes it to the 100 Best list I really can’t understand. Pretty much anything Agatha Christie or Ed McBain ever wrote is better than this. Oh well, maybe if I go peak in on the class I’ll understand.