The thin man novel6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() The careful reader can pick up the clues, but the puzzle of what happened to Wynant and how the killer hid the crimes is a neat one. The mystery is intriguing and its solution isn’t obvious. In fact, the only genuine bond in the novel is between Nick and Nora. There’s also the cynicism. The characters are not at all trusting of each other and for good reason. ![]() Nick is neither stupid nor shallow, and he’s not especially impulsive, but neither is he reflective or introspective. There’s also the fast pace and action that’s often associated with hardboiled novels. ![]() It’s not gratuitous, but there are fistfights and shooting, and Nick Charles has to battle his way out of a few situations. So as you can imagine, violence is a part of this story. This is a hardboiled novel (although it isn’t nearly as gritty as some entries in that genre). In the end, and after another death, he finds out what happened to Claude Wynant and how that ties in with Julia Wolf’s murder and the other murder. Even Nick Charles comes under suspicion, mostly because his and Nora’s place in New York seems to become a gathering place for all of the other suspects.With the case not seeming to go away, Nick Charles has no choice but to get involved, and starts to put the pieces together. There are also some shady associations in Wynant’s past and they, too, might have had their reasons for committing murder. Wynant’s children Gil and Dorothy may also have had their reasons for committing the murder. And then there’s Wynant’s greedy ex-wife Mimi Jorgensen. ![]()
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