by Dashiell Hammett · ALIANZA/LIBRO DE BOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420612911
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«El hombre delgado» is the detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, published by Alianza/Libro de Bolsillo in paperback (237 pages, in Spanish).
Nick Charles, a former policeman, and his wife Nora, a wealthy and perceptive heiress, find themselves involved against their will in a murder case. With the irony that marks the novel, Nick moves among several suspects, contradictory clues and false leads until reaching a surprising outcome.
The novel was originally published as The Thin Man in 1934. The Spanish translation is by Fernando Calleja and the Spanish edition dates from 1971.
A read for lovers of classic hardboiled fiction and detective stories that shaped American film noir.
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, The Continental Op and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
