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Bob the Traveler 4d ago

Odon de Pins was the 23rd Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1294 until his death OTD in 1296 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #SanFrancisco #MalteseFalcon

Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco

Dashiell Hammett worked as a detective in San Francisco, and included his experiences in that setting in his fiction including 'The Maltese Falcon'.

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Mark Coggins Mar 8

Check out Jeff Pierce's excellent write up of the San Francisco Left Coast Crime conference over at The Rap Sheet:

https://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-hammett-seasoned-assembly.html

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Mark Coggins Mar 4

Panel on THE MALTESE FALCON at the San Francisco Left Coast Crime

L-R: Randal Brandt, Elizabeth Crowens, Mark Coggins, Kelli Stanley, Domenic Stansberry

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Joshua McNeill Mar 1

Watched the #MalteseFalcon for the first time, and despite it being a classic #filmnoir, and despite a cliché of #film noir being that the private detective is a heavy drinker, there was almost a complete absence of #alcohol throughout the film. Contrast that with literally any #show or #movie today where every single meeting involves having #drinks, and it was pretty surprising.

#liquor #movies #cinema #Bogart

Mark Coggins Feb 24

San Francisco Event for the Poltroon Press Edition of THE MALTESE FALCON!

The Place
Kayo Books at 907 Post Street

The Time
Thursday, February 26th at 6:30 pm.

The Players
Robert Mailer Anderson, Randal S Brandt and Mark Coggins.

See more here:

https://www.markcoggins.com/events/

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Mark Coggins Feb 5

The front window display at Madison Books in Seattle: all things Maltese Falcon! (Photo courtesy J. Kingston Pierce.)

Website for the bookstore:
https://www.madisonbks.com/

More about the new illustrated edition (with coda):
https://www.markcoggins.com/the-maltese-falcon/

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Bob the Traveler Feb 5

Jean Parisot de Valette, 49th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller of Malta, was born OTD in 1495 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #MalteseFalcon #history

Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco

Dashiell Hammett worked as a detective in San Francisco, and included his experiences in that setting in his fiction including 'The Maltese Falcon'.

Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More

Mark Coggins Feb 1

Video tour of the Poltroon Press edition of THE MALTESE FALCON, including all the photos of San Francisco locations.

Link in comments for more information...

https://youtu.be/SIgOENt8ewQ

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Tour of the Poltroon Press Edition of THE MALTESE FALCON

YouTube

Bob the Traveler Jan 13

Robert de Craon was the second Grand Master of the Knights Templar from June 1136 until his death OTD in 1147 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #history #MalteseFalcon

Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco

Dashiell Hammett worked as a detective in San Francisco, and included his experiences in that setting in his fiction including 'The Maltese Falcon'.

Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More

Mark Coggins Jan 6

Released today! Get your copy of this special illustrated edition of THE MALTESE FALCON here:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=KrWotmqOjtKZBuYHUz3CCpeM8kOmMOKaMzWcwbipaqm

Read more about it here:

https://www.markcoggins.com/the-maltese-falcon/

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