# Floyd Thursby — The Maltese Falcon character guide

> Floyd Thursby in The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Thursby, Floyd

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-death-in-the-fog

## Who they are

Brigid's former partner, found murdered after Archer's death.

## Relationships

### [Sam Spade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maltese_falcon_se/characters/sam_spade)

_rivalry_

An off-screen antagonistic connection, as Thursby is a rival operative and suspect in Miles Archer's murder, leading to Spade's investigation.

### [Sam Spade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maltese_falcon_se/characters/sam_spade)

_rivalry_

An off-screen antagonistic connection, as Thursby is a rival operative and suspect in Miles Archer's murder, leading to Spade's investigation.

### [Sam Spade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maltese_falcon_se/characters/sam_spade)

_rivalry_

An off-screen antagonistic connection, as Thursby is a rival operative and suspect in Miles Archer's murder, leading to Spade's investigation.

## In the story

### [Spade & Archer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maltese_falcon_se/chapters/i-spade-archer)

Described by Miss Wonderly as a dangerous man with a wife and children in England; he is the target of the investigation.

### [Death in the Fog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maltese_falcon_se/chapters/ii-death-in-the-fog)

Mentioned as having been shot four times in the back; his death is the focus of the police interrogation.

### [XIII: The Emperor's Gift](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maltese_falcon_se/chapters/xiii-the-emperor-s-gift)

Not directly present but implied in the chain of possession; Gutman's agents previously obtained the falcon from a Russian general.

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

Thursby is discussed as a former bodyguard of Dixie Monahan, and his Webley gun is confirmed as the murder weapon used to kill Archer.

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