RETURN OF THE THIN MAN is a landmark publishing event reviving two of legendary crime writer Dashiell Hammett's most beloved charac ters: the charming, if rarely sober, ex-detective Nick Charles and his former-debutante wife Nora. Hammett wrote these two novellas as screen stories for the celebrated films After the Thin Man and Another Thin Man, sequels to the iconic adaptation of his 1934 novel. Return of the Thin Man features the diamond-edged dialogue, larger-than-life characters, and hairpin plot twists that readers expect from America's hard-boiled master craftsman.

AFTER THE THIN MAN
When a dead man is discovered at the door during a party at their home, Nick and Nora Charles are thrust head-first into the investigation and soon uncover a love triangle gone murderously wrong. Digging through both the upper crust and under belly of San Francisco, Nick and Nora must find a killer with murder in his heart and revenge on his mind.

ANOTHER THIN MAN
At a New York mansion, Nick and Nora hear a shot ring out and find the wealthy business partner of Nora's father murdered in his own home. As he untangles the victim's sordid past, Nick comes face-to-face with a ruthless ex-convict who has ties to Nora's father and has Nick, Nora, and even their infant son in his crosshairs.

Containing illuminating notes and introductions from respected Hammett biographer Richard Layman and Hammett's granddaughter Julie M. Rivett, Return of the Thin Man is a must-read for both crime fiction fans and those eager to savor one of the most revered of all American writers.