Micropost #3: A New Book!

I really enjoyed The Soul of a New Machine, but it's time to read for my new fiction book: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. It took me a while to find the right book, but I am very satisfied with my choice. It is a mystery,  starting with detectives Archer and Spade asked to follow Floyd Thursby. In a quick turn of events, Archer is found dead, presumed to be murdered by Thursby. Spade arrives at the crime scene and promptly after leaving, is informed that Thursby has also been killed recently. Spade was initially suspected because he was thought to have gotten revenge for Thursby killing Archer, but at this point, I am not sure who was to blame for either of the murders. This book is full of messy twists and turns. Iva is introduced to be having an affair with Spade. Oh yeah, Iva is Archer's wife. Maybe Iva killed Archer with all the cheating going on, but with mystery books, it's never that straightforward. And that's where I'm at now. I haven't really liked crime/mystery books in the past, but this novel, so far, has changed my perspective towards these genres in a positive way. I am excited to see when the Maltese Falcon part of the book mentioned in the title comes to be.