The Thin Man Collection for Palm OS
Join Nick & Nora Charles, schnauzer Asta, and the Continental Op on their adventures in "The Thin Man," "The Dain Curse" and "The Glass Key."
Version: 1.0
The Thin Man Collection by: Rampart Software Development, last updated: 16/11/2004
Requirements: See product description.
About The Thin Man Collection
In "The Thin Man," Nick and Nora Charles' vacation in Manhattanduring Christmas is suddenly interrupted by a murder, and soon they andschnauzer Asta are hot on the trail of eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. TheContinental Op has his hands full in "The Dain Curse" with a diamondheist, murder, suicide and a strange religious cult. "The Glass Key"is the strange tale of tale of a political boss and his gambler buddy, and isthe inspiration for the Coen Brothers' film "Miller's Crossing."She sat up holding her cheek and looked around the room until she saw Morelli, nippers on one wrist, standing between two detectives. Morelli's face was a mess: the coppers had worked him over a little just for the fun of it. Nora glared at me. "You damned fool," she said, "you didn't have to knock me cold. I knew you'd take him, but I wanted to see it." One of the coppers laughed. "Jesus," he said admiringly, "there's a woman with hair on her chest."The Thin Man
Dashiell HammettBorn in 1894, Dashiell Hammett dropped out of school at age 13 and worked at anumber of jobs before landing in the San Francisco office of the Pinkerton DetectiveAgency. Hammett worked there for over ten years, picking up enough experiencesto fuel his writing for the rest of his life. During WWI, Hammett served as anambulance driver and returned home with tuberculosis. His fragile health madehim unable to continue workingas a detective, and he turned to writing. In 1924 he introduced the popular character,The Continental Op, and other hard-boiled characters soon followed including Sam Spade in1930's "The Maltese Falcon" and Nick and Nora Charles 1934's "TheThin Man." Working in Hollywood as a screenwriter, Hammett met the playwright LillianHellman and they remained together for the next 31 years until Hammett's deathin 1961. In 1951, Hammett was jailed for five months for refusing to testifybefore a McCarthy-era hearing. He spent the remainder of his life living in near seclusion in upstate New York.To read this eBook collection on your Palm, you must first have an eBook reader installed. We suggest eReader. If you don't already have it, visit the eReader website to download a free copy. The Thin Man Collection contains all the files necessary for all three readers. Because the Collection is downloaded in a zipped format, you must first unzip it using either Winzip or Stuffit Expander on your PC or Mac. Then, select the files compatible with your reader, and use your Palm desktop software to install them to your Palm. Start your reader and select the book you want to read. It's that easy.Our Support Center at support@rampartgames.comis available 24/7 to answer any questions you might have. If you experience anyproblems, please include the make and model of your handheld in your email.
