The Thin Man
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(3 ratings)180 pages1972Vintage BooksISBN 9780394717746
Fiction in EnglishCharles, nick (fictitious character), fictionCharles, nora (fictitious character), fictionNew york (n.y.), fictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalPrivate investigators, fictionFictionPrivate investigatorsNick Charles (Fictitious character)Nora Charles (Fictitious character)Women detectivesMarried peopleMarried womenDetective and mystery storiesFiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiledMarried people, fictionAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)American literatureDétectivesRomans, nouvelles
About this book
Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 180
- ISBN
- 9780394717746
- Language
- en
About Dashiell Hammett
American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), The Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
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