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Return of the Falcon
For centuries the fate of the real Maltese Falcon remained a mystery...until now.
The Falcon—death is at the heart of it, death and the blood of its victims. Its fabulous wealth has lured greedy prey across the centuries. Chicago P.I. Joe Ganzer, a haunted former WWII espionage agent, gets trapped in this fowler's net by a mysterious Russian beauty trying to locate her uncle, a former Soviet general. Her story doesn't add up but her money does. And an old pal circling the drain needs Joe's help to get him out of a treacherous jam that may claim both their lives. Dark days are about to descend on Joe Ganzer. He will run a gauntlet of Cold War spies, Nazis, stolen booze, stolen art, and at the end of it all is the Falcon of Malta...the stuff nightmares are made of.
The Falcon—death is at the heart of it, death and the blood of its victims. Its fabulous wealth has lured greedy prey across the centuries. Chicago P.I. Joe Ganzer, a haunted former WWII espionage agent, gets trapped in this fowler's net by a mysterious Russian beauty trying to locate her uncle, a former Soviet general. Her story doesn't add up but her money does. And an old pal circling the drain needs Joe's help to get him out of a treacherous jam that may claim both their lives. Dark days are about to descend on Joe Ganzer. He will run a gauntlet of Cold War spies, Nazis, stolen booze, stolen art, and at the end of it all is the Falcon of Malta...the stuff nightmares are made of.
310 pages, ebook
First published March 26, 2013
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About the author
Don Satalic
9 books4 followersI'm from Chicago. I love its people and its inspiring, flamboyant, and often violent history. Sandburg called it "City of the Big Shoulders," a working man's town. Nelson Algren wrote: "It's always been an artist's town and it's always been a torpedo's town...."
My stories take place in this Windy City. The latest is THE DUMMY CASE, the next Joe Ganzer mystery due out in mid-May 2018. My last novel RETURN OF THE FALCON is a mystery/thriller set in 1946 Chicago, London, and Montréal.
In non-fiction, I had great fun writing THE MASQUE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE about the identity of the Bard and came to a startling conclusion.
I'm currently working on a prequel to RETURN OF THE FALCON, which follows Joe Ganzer in his exploits during World War II as an OSS Intelligence Agent.
My stories take place in this Windy City. The latest is THE DUMMY CASE, the next Joe Ganzer mystery due out in mid-May 2018. My last novel RETURN OF THE FALCON is a mystery/thriller set in 1946 Chicago, London, and Montréal.
In non-fiction, I had great fun writing THE MASQUE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE about the identity of the Bard and came to a startling conclusion.
I'm currently working on a prequel to RETURN OF THE FALCON, which follows Joe Ganzer in his exploits during World War II as an OSS Intelligence Agent.
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June 7, 2013
You don't have to read "The Maltese Falcon" or see the movie to enjoy this book, but it will enhance the experience. I read Hammett's book years ago. This thriller, however, is quite different, better in some ways and not as good in others. The pacing is much faster in "Return of the Falcon" and the violence is greater. I like this hero, Joe Ganzer, almost as much as Sam Spade, but I think nobody can top Spade. I think the author tried to make a different hero. I really liked his sidekicks, which Spade didn't have. This is a great sequel.
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