Return of the Thin Man

Resumen del libro

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.

Biografía del autor

Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) está considerado el creador de la novela negra en su vertiente más emblemática. Construyó un universo de ficción autónomo pero profundamente conectado con la realidad de su tiempo. El transcurso del tiempo no ha hecho sino confirmar la opinión de que su obra, a la vez que cumple los requisitos de eficacia y diversión para llegar al gran público, pertenece por derecho propio a la mejor literatura del siglo XX.