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The Thin Man

Dashiell Hammett

19342 pagesabout 5–10 minutes
1934
first published
  • 1981J. Curley · 370 pages · ENGISBN 9780893403294
  • 1999Penguin · 189 pages · ENGISBN 9780140285574
  • 2001G.K. Hall · 269 pages · ENGISBN 9780783894607
  • 2012Penguin Books, Limited · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9780241962527
  • 1934Sahara Publisher Books · 182 pagesISBN 9782382262375
  • 1989Vintage · 208 pages · ENGISBN 9780679722632
  • 2002Penguin Audiobooks · 2 pagesISBN 9780141803739
  • 2005The Audio Partners, Mystery Masters · ENGISBN 9781572704435

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.

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AtmosphereNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful
Character focusTwo hander

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Romance levelCentral

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