From the Bookshelf of Classics Without All the Class…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
"The Thin Man" by Dashiell Hammett is a detective novel set in New York City in the 1930's. The book is a witty page-turner with likable characters. The main character, Nick Charles, is a former private detective who is enticed into investigating a murder. What I liked about the book was that it was a short subtle funny entertaining intriguing mystery that kept me guessing who the murderer was. The reason I read this book was for a book club. It was the first time I read a Dashiell Hammett book,
...more
I enjoyed the read. It was fun but not great. Still interesting to go back to the hardboiled of yesteryear.
Sep 21, 2011
K. G. Whitehurst
marked it as to-read
Nov 14, 2012
Kaitlin
marked it as to-read
Jan 05, 2013
Zalea
marked it as to-read
Jul 17, 2013
Letty
marked it as to-read
Aug 25, 2013
Katherine
marked it as to-read
Dec 30, 2013
Gretchen
marked it as to-read
Sep 05, 2015
Cliff
marked it as to-read
Jan 31, 2016
Erica
marked it as to-read
Feb 28, 2016
AyferS
marked it as to-read
Feb 07, 2017
J
marked it as to-read
Jun 10, 2017
Amber
marked it as to-read
Jul 16, 2017
Janet
marked it as to-read
Dec 15, 2018
Mary Anne
marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2021
Meredith
marked it as to-read
Apr 10, 2025
Karla
marked it as to-read
