THE THIN MAN

by DASHIELL HAMMETT, The Gunston Trust (Editor)

Overview

THE THIN MAN (1934) BY DASHIELL HAMMETT - GUNSTON CLASSICS
is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in a condensed version in the December 1933 issue of Redbook. It appeared in book form the following month.
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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798331472054
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	09/08/2024
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

DASHIELL HAMMET - 1894-1961

was an American author of detective crime fiction and short stories. As a young man he started his career at the Pinkerton Detective Agency as an opertive. Hammett wrote most of his fictiom while living in San Francisco in the 1920’s using street locations and characters based on people he knew personally. He is currently known as the dean of the “hard boiled” school of detective fiction. Although his short writing career included 5 Novels, 54 short stories, 18 published collections of short stories and 4 screen plays, his most popular and memorable characters are Sam Spade (the Maltese Falcon) Nick and Nora Charles (the Thin Man) and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse)