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The Thin Man
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The Thin Man (1933) (edit title/settings)

by Dashiell Hammett (Author) (edit contributors)

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Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve crimes in between wisecracks and martinis.

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I was leaning against the bar in a speakeasy on Fifty-second Street, waiting for Nora to finish her Christmas shopping, when a girl got up from the table where she had been sitting with three other people and came over to me.

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This is book 652 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
This book is in Penguin Modern Classics. (publisher edition list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 31 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)

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  1. Dashiell Hammett (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1933
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 201

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  • The Thin Man (IMDb): Produced in 1934. Starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.

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