This book guides you over the fog-shrouded hills stalked by Sam Spade, the Continental Op, and other legendary characters created by San Francisco's most famous mystery writer. See every known place where Hammett lived in the City; Visit the majority of settings from The Maltese Falcon; Prowl back alleys where the Continental Op fought hard-boiled crooks with a blazing .38; Shadow Sam Spade in his quest for a mysterious black bird; Follow Hammett himself as he works for the Pinkerton's Detective Agency on the infamous Fatty Arbuckle case; See the spot where Spade's partner Miles Archer met his swift death in the night-fog. This thirtieth-anniversary edition includes a new preface by Jo Hammett and an introduction by best-selling author Charles Willeford. Herron sets the stage with a concise overview of Hammett and his works. The tour sections include eight maps for self-guided walking or driving tours, step-by-step directions, detailed descriptions of 40 sites, and dozens of photographs showing mysterious sites then and now.