Author: Dashiell Hammett
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307767507
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In Dashiell Hammett's famous crime novel, we meet one of the detective-story master's most enchanting creations, Nick and Nora Charles, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a classic murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners.
Language: en
Pages: 208
Pages: 208
In Dashiell Hammett's famous crime novel, we meet one of the detective-story master's most enchanting creations, Nick and Nora Charles, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a classic murder mystery that doubles as a
Language: en
Pages: 256
Pages: 256
“This first unabridged appearance of two Nick and Nora Charles ‘novellas’ by Hammett should be an occasion for delight, and it is.” —The Wall Street Journal Dashiell Hammett was a crime writer who elevated the genre to true literature, and The Thin Man was Hammett’s last—and most successful—novel. Following the
Language: en
Pages: 112
Pages: 112
'Paul stepped off the curb and got hit by a truck. He didn't know what it was that hit him at first, but now, here on his back, under the truck, there could be no doubt.' One of 50 original and exciting books of short stories, publishing in February to
Language: en
Pages: 542
Pages: 542
Murder after murder in Detroit unites an unlikely assortment of characters to solve the murder by proxy affair. From hoity-toity LA and forcibly transitioned to blue-collar Detroit, Nicholas Charles III, great-grandson of the famed Thin Man, spearheads the charge from his recently renovated biergarten, Polkaholics. Joined by a reformed hooker
Language: en
Pages: 233
Pages: 233
Although characters and stories like Sam Spade and The Maltese Falcon are famous the world over, Dashiel Hammett wrote only five full-length novels in his career. Now two new stories have been discovered in his papers. Following the enormous success of 'The Thin Man' movie in 1934, Hammett wrote two
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Before the Thin Man: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's "The Thin Man" is a prequel, set in 1928, to the original work based on The Thin Man characters created by Dashiell Hammett in 1933. His book was published in 1934 and soon afterward made into the hit movie of the
Language: en
Pages: 178
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Male-female detective pairings often exhibit offbeat, dark humor and considerable chemistry as they investigate crimes. They have proven to be both entertaining and alluring on screen and television. This work reveals an evolutionary progression in the depictions of three detective duos: the married pair Nick and Nora Charles of The