The return of the thin man : the original screen stories
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-19612012
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Dashiel Hammett wrote five full-length novels in his career. 'The Thin Man' was the last of these, published in 1934. But Hammett wrote two other treatments for investigator Nick Charles and his nemesis Charles Wynant; the thin man of the title. Lost when Hammett retired as a novelist, they have now been found and published here.
Main title:
The return of the thin man : the original screen stories / Dashiell Hammett ; edited by Richard Layman and Julie M. Rivett.
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2012.
Collation:
233 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Mysterious.
Contents:
After the thin manAnother thin manSequel to the thin man.
ISBN:
9781908800206 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.52FICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
403818