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  1. Sam Spadenoun

    The fictional detective created by Dashiell Hammett who was protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.

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  1. Sam Spade

    Sam Spade is a fictional private detective and the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel, The Maltese Falcon. Spade also appeared in three lesser-known short stories by Hammett. 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, however, is widely cited as a crystallizing figure in the development of hard-boiled private detective fiction – Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, for instance, was strongly influenced by Spade. Spade was a departure from Hammett's nameless and less-than-glamorous detective, The Continental Op. Spade combined several features of previous detectives, most notably his detached demeanor, keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sam spade in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sam spade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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