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Identify the following fictional detective:
A fictional character and the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel, "The Maltese Falcon", who also appeared in four lesser-known short stories by Hammett.
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| Sam Spade |
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"The Maltese Falcon", first published as a serial in the pulp magazine "Black Mask", is the only full-length novel in which Spade appears. The character is widely cited as a crystallizing figure in the development of hard-boiled private detective fiction - Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe was strongly influenced by Spade.
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