#maltesefalcon — Public Fediverse posts

An excerpt from my Sam Spade Story "Mockingbird" appears in the Omnium Gatherum Quarterly, the in-house journal for the Community of Writers.

The Community is a writers' conference held each summer in Olympic Valley, CA w/ an alumni list that includes Michael Chabon, Ann Rice and Amy Tan.

See the excerpt here:

https://ogquarterly.org/#coggins

See more about the associated MALTESE FALCON edition here:

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

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Jean Parisot de Valette, who died OTD in 1568, was the 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, and a Knight Hospitaller https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #history #MalteseFalcon #DashiellHammett

Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, who died OTD in 1534, was 44th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller at Rhodes and later Malta https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #history #MalteseFalcon #DashiellHammett

Watch me talk about my short story "Liverjack" from Starlite Pulp Review #8, as well as Raymond Chandler's typewriter and the Poltroon Press illustrated edition of THE MALTESE FALCON.

https://youtu.be/cLYckaLPJgU?si=Oa0WdGQXIEJW8upV&t=1211

For more on the typewriter:
https://www.markcoggins.com/raymond-chandlers-typewriter/

For more on the FALCON edition:
https://www.markcoggins.com/the-maltese-falcon/

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Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, born OTD in 1560, was 57th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #MalteseFalcon #history

Hugues de Payens, who died OTD in 1136, was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #MalteseFalcon #history

French bibliographer Jacque Lelong, born OTD in 1665, joined the Knights of Malta at the age of ten https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #MalteseFalcon #SanFrancisco

Guillaume de Sonnac was Grand Master of the Knights Templar from 1247 to his death OTD in 1250 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #SanFrancisco #MalteseFalcon

Philip of Milly, who died OTD in 1171, was the seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #SanFrancisco #MalteseFalcon

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

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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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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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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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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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

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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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

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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Spade & Archer

Spade and Archer window on Hammett Suite from the Hotel Union Square in San Francisco, where Dashiell Hammett's bride stayed on her first night in San Francisco. See more here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Union_Square

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Bertrand de Blanchefort was the 6th Grand Master of the Knights Templar, from 1156 until his death OTD in 1169; he is known as a reformer of the order https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #SanFrancisco #MalteseFalcon

If you haven’t read Dashiell Hammett, he defined the hard boiled detective genre. Most of his work is public domain now.

https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/dashiell-hammett/the-maltese-falcon

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I can't wait✳️ to see what horror movies get made using them.

(✳️Yes I can.)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/happy-public-domain-day-to-all-who-celebrate-you-can-now-use-betty-boop-nancy-drew-and-the-maltese-falcon-for-free-180987927/

#BettyBoop #NancyDrew #MalteseFalcon #PublicDomain

Reinterpret and reimagine? Half the fun will be in rediscovering!

I can't believe all these pop-culture icons come out of #copyright in 2026 https://www.creativebloq.com/creative-inspiration/i-cant-believe-all-these-pop-culture-icons-come-out-of-copyright-in-2026

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Found the black bird at the Sacramento Airport!

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Gerard de Ridefort was Grand Master of the Knights Templar from the end of 1184 until his death OTD in 1189 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #MalteseFalcon #history

Shadow of the Falcon

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French bibliographer Jacque Lelong, who died OTD in 1721, joined the Knights of Malta at the age of ten https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #MalteseFalcon #SanFrancisco

Did I mention this yet? Don't miss the exciting new conclusion to THE MALTESE FALCON:

https://www.eclectica.org/v29n3/coggins.html

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Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, born OTD in 1560, was 57th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-dashiell-hammett/?s=mb #travel #MalteseFalcon #history