Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective, The - Volume 9: The Dick Foley Caper & The Sugar Kane Caper

If you like your detectives hard-boiled then Sam Spade was your man.

Originally created by the legendary Dashiell Hammett, Sam Spade's move from pulp-book thriller to airwave legend seemed an easy journey.

Sam Spade, played by Howard Duff, was a sharp-talking L. A. based private detective who's first question usually revolved about how much moola, how much cash, you were carrying. If it was a phone call this was usually accompanied by a desk drawer opening and a liquor bottle being summoned ...