'''''The Thin Man''''' is [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s story of a hard drinking, wealthy, 41-year-old former detective named Nick Charles who returns to sleuthing to investigate a missing inventor whose secretary is found murdered. His 26-year-old wife is an heiress, and in lieu of children the couple have a [[Schnauzer]].
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'''''The Thin Man''''' is [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s story of a hard drinking former detective named Nick Charles who is pulled into the investigation of the murder of the secretary of a missing inventor. He and his wife are a charming but childless couple visiting [[Manhattan]].
==Characters==
==Characters==
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* Nick Charles, 41 - married Nora 7 years ago
* Nick Charles, 41 - married Nora 7 years ago
* Nora Charles, 26 - inherited her father's businesses
* Nora Charles, 26 - inherited her father's businesses
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* Asta - their dog
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* Asta - their [[Schnauzer]] dog
* Julia Wolf, 32 - deceased secretary of Clyde Wynant
* Julia Wolf, 32 - deceased secretary of Clyde Wynant