help please

[shania]

Hi Everybody! Hope you can help me. I'm a Spanish student, and I have to read "the maltese falcon" and "the postman always rings twice" for my American Literature classes. I'm trying to find something about both books on internet, such as summaries, analysis, themes... but I can't find anything! Everything I find is about both films. I don't know what to do. Can anybody help me, pleeeeaaaaaaaase!!!!!

[Logos]

Here's an ok looking summary of Maltese Falcon

http://www.awerty.com/maltese2.html

It's harder to find decent sites for Postman but there is a review here

http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/cainjm/postman2.htm

I'd say I guess these sites will give you a general idea but better to read the actual book, good luck with it :)

[PeterL]

There is quite a lot about "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett online; two examples are below. Search on google using the full name of author and novel.
The movie is very close to the novel, and I love both.
http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_7217.asp
http://www.brothersjudd.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/reviews.detail/book_id/917/Maltese%20Falc.htm
Some reviews of "the postman always rings twice" by James Cain are on this page. Again, using the full names will return many results on google. I don't remember this, but I have seen the movie.
http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/cainjm/postman2.htm