The Thin Man Goes Home

The fifth, and penultimate, entry in the THIN MAN series finds Powell and Loy somewhat under form as they swear off the booze when they go to Powell's home town for a family reunion. His sleuthing reputation follows him even to this sleepy community and he is soon approached by a young man obviously distraught about something. Before he can speak, though, he is shot down by an unknown assailant. Powell takes up the investigation and learns from an old friend, Corrigan, that the victim was a painter of landscapes. He further learns that some of the paintings were sold by an art dealer to a mysterious couple new in town. Powell suspects that there are spies involved,...