The Thin Man (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)

Hammett's fifth and final novel, The Thin Man, is a return to first-person narration, as Nick Charles narrates the story of a case he unwillingly takes on while vacationing. Charles retired from the Trans-American Detective Agency six years before the action of the book begins in order to manage the businesses that his young wife, Nora, inherited from her father. The couple is spending the Christmas holidays in New York City, primarily to avoid spending them with Nora's family on the West Coast. While Charles is, in many respects, another example of the hard-boiled detective,...

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