Download or read book Before the Thin Man The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's "The Thin Man"" written by Christopher Allen and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Thin Man - The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's "The Thin Man" is the sequel to the original Hammett masterpiece published in 1934 and the following Thin Man series. The story is set in 1928 and answers the questions of who are Nick and Nora Charles, where did they come from, and how did they meet to eventually become the iconic couple created by Dashiell Hammett.