The Maltese Falcon :

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, considered a masterpiece of hard-boiled crime fiction. Set in San Francisco, it follows private detective Sam Spade as he becomes embroiled in a dangerous hunt for a priceless statuette known as the Maltese Falcon. When Spade's partner is murdered while tailing a man for their beautiful client, Spade finds himself caught between ruthless criminals, femmes fatales, and his own code of honor. This iconic novel established many conventions of the detective genre and showcases Hammett's distinctive prose style: tough, spare, and morally complex.