Spade & Archer: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's the Maltese Falcon (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) (Paperback) - Common
(When Sam Spade gets drawn into the Maltese Falcon case, i...)
When Sam Spade gets drawn into the Maltese Falcon case, investigators know what to expect: straight talk, hard questions, and no favors. "Spade & Archer" is a gritty, pitch-perfect, hard-boiled novel destined to become a classic.
Joseph Nicholas Gores, American Novelist, scriptwriter. Recipient Best First Novel award Mystery Writers American, 1969, Best Short Story in American Magazines award, 1969, Best Episodic Teleplay, 1975, Best Detective Novel award Maltese Falcon Society Japan, 1986.
Background
Gores, Joseph Nicholas was born on December 25, 1931 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Son of Joseph Mathias and Mildred Dorothy (Duncanson) Gores.
Education
Bachelor in English Literature, University Notre Dame, 1953. Master of Arts, Stanford, 1961.
Career
Investigator, Los Angeles Walker Company, San Francisco, 1955-1957, 59;
private investigator, David Kikkert & Associates, San Francisco, 1960-1961, 65-66;
teacher, Kakamega Boys Secondary School, Kenya, E. Africa, 1963-1964;
manager/auctioneer, Automobile Auction Company, San Francisco, 1968-1976;
story editor, B.L. Stryker television series, 1988-1989.
With Army of the United States, 1958-1959. Member Mystery Writers American (regional vice president 1967, 69-70, president 1986, Edgar awards chairman 1993), Crime Writers Association, Writers Guild American, International Association Crime Writers, Private Eye Writers American.
Connections
Married Dori Jane Corfitzen, May 16, 1976. Stepchildren: Timothy, Gillian.
Recipient Best First Novel award Mystery Writers American, 1969, Best Short Story in American Magazines award, 1969, Best Episodic Teleplay, 1975, Best Detective Novel award Maltese Falcon Society Japan, 1986.
Recipient Best First Novel award Mystery Writers American, 1969, Best Short Story in American Magazines award, 1969, Best Episodic Teleplay, 1975, Best Detective Novel award Maltese Falcon Society Japan, 1986.