The title character of this novel was at one point apparently hiding out in the Adirondacks and at another point was apparently murdered in Philadelphia.
The title character of this novel was at one point apparently hiding out in the Adirondacks and at another point was apparently murdered in Philadelphia. His absence only becomes important upon the investigation of Julia Wolf's murder. The suspects include the gangster Shep Morelli and the title character's vengeful former assistant Victor Rosewater, who now goes by the name of Curt Jorgensen and is married to the title character's ex-wife, Mimi. Yet it was Herbert Macaulay who murdered Charles Wynant, the never seen title character. This is finally deduced by Nick Charles, FTP, in what novel by Dashiell Hammett.
The title character of this novel was at one point apparently hiding out in the Adirondacks and at another point was apparently murdered in Philadelphia.
The {Thin Man}