After the Thin Man

Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's cousin, Selma. Back in San Francisco after their holiday in New York, Nick and Nora find themselves trying to solve another mystery. It's New Year's Eve and they are summoned to dinner with Nora's elderly, very aristocratic family. There they find that cousin Selma's husband Robert has been missing for three days. Nick reluctantly agrees to look for him but the case takes a twist when Robert is shot and Selma is accused of murder. Several other murders occur, but eventually Nick gathers everyone in one room to reveal the identity of the killer. —garykmcd Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when a relative of Nora is murdered. The obvious suspect is his wife Nora's cousin Selma. However, there are plenty of shady characters in the mix. —grantss Back in San Franciso after solving his last case in New York, Nick and Nora find another case. Nora's cousin Selma is accused of having murdered her husband, but for Nick it's clear that she is not the murderer and he starts to investigate, supported by Nora and Asta. —Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>