Return of the Thin Man

[Michael, Anti-Hero]

Return of the Thin Man: Two never-before-published novellas featuring Nick & Nora Charles looks interesting, coming up in November

Blurb
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 enormous success of "The Thin Man" movie in 1934, Hammett was commissioned to write stories for additional films. He wrote two full-length novellas, for the films that became "After the Thin Man" and "Another Thin Man". Bringing back his classic characters, retired private investigator Nick Charles and his former debutante wife Nora, who return home to find Nora's family gardener murdered, pulling the couple back into another deadly game of cat and mouse. Hammett has written two fully satisfying "Thin Man" stories, with classic, barbed Hammett dialogue and fully developed characters.

Neither of these stories has been previously published (except for a partial in a small magazine 25 years ago). The Return of the Thin Man is a hugely entertaining read that brings back two classic characters from one of the greatest of mystery writers who ever lived. This book is destined to become essential reading for Hammett's millions of fans and a new generation of mystery readers the world over.

[Toby]

Well it certainly can't be worse than the Nick & Norah sequels Hollywood churned out.

[Syahira]

I actually have the ARC on kindle now. Will review on my blog in a couple of weeks.

[Michael, Anti-Hero]

I got the ARC too

[Mohammed]

It is essential reading only because it Hammett writing. Thin Man is fun book but far from Hammett at his best even if i enjoyed reading it.

Hollywood movies dont make the book any better. It is sort of tragic that the legendary PI hero ended up Nick Charles and then Hammett couldnt write anything else.