by Dashiell Hammett · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780241962527
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«The Thin Man» is Dashiell Hammett's crime novel, published by Penguin in paperback (240 pages, in English).
Retired detective Nick Charles becomes involved in a new case when Julia Wolf, an old acquaintance, is found murdered. With his wife Nora, he investigates the disappearance of Clyde Miller Wynant, the victim's boss and lover, among dangerous characters who complicate the investigation.
This edition is part of the Penguin Essentials collection, number 30, and the novel was originally published in 1934.
For readers of classic mystery and private detective stories.
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, The Continental Op and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
