The Thin Man
Dashiell Hammett
ANNOTATION
Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve crimes in between wisecracks and martinis.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Hammett did over and over what only the best writers ever do...he wrote scenes that seemed never to have been written before.
– Raymond Chandler
The most breathless of Hammett's stories.
– Sinclair Lewis
Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve crimes in between wisecracks and martinis.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Hammett did over and over what only the best writers ever do...he wrote scenes that seemed never to have been written before.
– Raymond Chandler
The most breathless of Hammett's stories.
– Sinclair Lewis