Skinny

Author: [US] Hammett (Hammett/D.) / Tu Zhen / Mei Shaowu
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: Miss Wolf, the female secretary and lover of inventor Vance, was murdered in her apartment. Was it a murder of passion? Or a murder out of revenge? After the murder, people discovered that the inventor had been missing for several days—had he fled to avoid punishment? The inventor's ex-wife, Mimmy, returned to New York with her new husband, who turned out to be the inventor's mortal enemy. Mimmy possessed irrefutable evidence of the inventor's guilt. The inventor's lawyer also worked tirelessly to assist in the investigation. However, strange events kept occurring. For a time, it seemed that Vance was everywhere, manipulating the situation. The former private detective Nick eventually joined the investigation, and the truth was finally revealed: Vance had already been murdered, and the real behind the three murders was the true culprit of the entire plot. The story is full of twists and turns, keeping readers on the edge of their seats. It is part of the "Translated New Popularity·Hardboiled Detective Novel" series published by Shanghai Translation Publishing House.