# Dixie Monahan — The Maltese Falcon character guide

> Dixie Monahan in The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Monahan, Dixie

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-the-black-bird

## Who they are

Gambler who originally owned the Maltese Falcon, mentioned as deceased.

## In the story

### [XV: Every Crackpot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maltese_falcon_se/chapters/xv-every-crackpot)

Monahan is mentioned as a gambler who welshed on bets and vanished, with Thursby as his bodyguard. His disappearance is a key point in the investigation.

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