New York: Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, 1929. First appearance of the Dashiell Hammett novel, (part 3 of 5 parts), "The Maltese Falcon," in the November 1929 issue of the Black Mask pulp magazine. The five parts were collected and published as a novel by Alfred A. Knopf in 1930. The turning point in Hammett's career. The author stuck exclusively with Continental... (read more) about "The Maltese Falcon": The third of five parts in Black Mask, November 1929