Hammett, Dashiell

Ned Beaumont investigates a corrupt ward-heeler who is involved with the heiress to a dynasty of political purebreds and is accused of murder.

Presents three classic crime novels by Dashiell Hammett, including "The Maltese Falcon," in which Sam Spade, a private eye in 1920s San Francisco, tangles with a beautiful, treacherous woman; "The Thin Man," in which married sophisticates Nick and Nora Charles search for a murderer in Manhattan; and "Red Harvest," in which the Continental OP wages war against corruption in Poisonville.

In San Francisco in 1928, Sam Spade searches for a priceless statuette. He finds himself torn between loyalty to his murdered partner and an opportunity for personal gain.