“I’m searching for a falcon…a “Maltese Falcon.”
He was one of the original two-fisted guys. Humphrey Bogart, AKA Sam Spade. Hero of the 1941 film classic, The Maltese Falcon. Roger Ebert—a two-fisted movie critic—called it one of the best films ever made. But that’s not the point.
The point is this: if anybody says that the words “Bird” and “Detective” make an unlikely pair, we say: yeah? Bogart was two-fisted, quick with a .45, and in the business of finding a rare bird. The jewel-encrusted Maltese Falcon. This raptor ain’t in any field guide so don’t try looking there.
But if you’re in the mood for a hard-boiled trip into film noir, you can find the falcon wherever vintage movies live again. For more contemporary avian mysteries, keep an eye on this site’s “Bird Detective” category.
