Nick Charles is a retired private detective

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Nick Charles is the witty, hard-drinking sleuth at the center of Dashiell Hammett’s "The Thin Man," known for solving mysteries alongside his glamorous wife, Nora.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
private detective
adaptedIn The Thin Man (1934 film) NERFINISHED
The Thin Man film series NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Thin Man NERFINISHED
associatedWith Asta NERFINISHED
associatedWork After the Thin Man NERFINISHED
Another Thin Man NERFINISHED
Shadow of the Thin Man NERFINISHED
Song of the Thin Man NERFINISHED
The Thin Man Goes Home NERFINISHED
basedIn New York City
characterTrait charming
hard-drinking
urbane
witty
collaboratesWith Nora Charles NERFINISHED
creator Dashiell Hammett NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Thin Man (novel) NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceDate 1934
formerOccupation private investigator
genre detective fiction
mystery fiction
hasTheme crime investigation
marriage partnership in detection
urban sophistication
knownFor heavy drinking
reluctant return to detective work
witty banter
languageOfWork English
lifestyle affluent
literaryMovement hardboiled detective fiction
literarySeries The Thin Man series NERFINISHED
maritalStatus married
medium film
novel
narrativeRole protagonist
nationality American
notableFor solving mysteries with his wife Nora
occupation private detective
pet Asta NERFINISHED
portrayedBy William Powell NERFINISHED
publisherOfFirstAppearance Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED
setting New York City
spouse Nora Charles NERFINISHED

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The Thin Man characterRole Nick Charles is a retired private detective