JUNE BOOK
Our book for June is The Thin Man (link) by Dashiell Hammett, who many rank as the dean of hard-boiled crime fiction. Hammett was a tragic victim of McCarthyism (Wikilink). The book was the basis for the classic 1934 film of the same name starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Once more, we'll be ZOOMing (ZOOMlink); more detailed ZOOM info can be found in the Comments section from previous months. Join the gang on the evening of Tuesday, June 1 for some literary merriment at the usual start time of 7pm. As always, all carbon-based bipeds (and quadrupeds for that matter) are welcome to participate in the festivities.
In Dashiell Hammett's famous crime novel, we meet one of the detective-story master's most enchanting creations, Nick and Nora Charles, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a classic murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners
