![]() ![]() Along the way he gets caught up in all kinds of family drama, shares some delightfully witty banter with his wife, and consumes more than his fair share of martinis. ![]() Despite his best efforts, our not-so-retired detective is drawn back into the game by the mysterious situation and the persuasion of his wife. When our protagonist and his wife Nora go to vacation in New York City for the holidays, they find out about the disappearance of one of Nick’s former clients, the eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant, following the death of his secretary. Tough and self-possessed, Nick has retired from his days working for the Trans-American Detective Agency and has since married a socialite and moved to California. Dashiell Hammett’s final novel, The Thin Man, features the beloved detective Nick Charles. ![]()
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