In Search of The Thin Man

<p> The man who created the boldest hard boiled fiction, Dashiell Hammett, wrote <I>The Thin Man</I> in 1933 and launched the fun-loving, booze-swilling, mystery-solving couple Nick and Nora Charles into American culture. MGM sold millions of movie tickets by casting William Powell and Myrna Loy as this classiest of romantic couples. Over 14 years and six films, these stars navigated grave periods of history: the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. The novel and f