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He continued after this writing screenplays in hollywood and many of his novels were screened. Return of the thin man by dashiell hammett overdrive. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 214 pages and is available in paperback format. The first edition of the novel was published in february 1st 1929, and was written by dashiell hammett.
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