And the winner is...

The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett!

Hammett wrote what are considered some of the best hardboiled detective novels that are out there. He is the creator of one of my favorite characters, Sam Spade, portrayed by Humphrey Bogart in the film adaptation of The Maltese Falcon (who, for the record, I am also a huge fan of). The Thin Man is billed as 'a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners.'

I'm dusting off my trench coat and heading to the speakeasy. It's time to sink my teeth into a classic detective novel.

Bienvenue

Welcome to the RAO Book Club blog!

"What would you recommend?"
"What did you think of this?"
"Do you have a book club that I can join?"

Being in the business of selling books, these are questions we run into quite frequently. In an effort to provide some helpful answers, we've started this blog. We will be reading books and posting our thoughts as we work through them. So, yes, you can now have our recommendations, our opinions, and our book club to join! We welcome any and all online fans to read along with us. Follow the blog, dig into some new books, and share your own thoughts in the comments section.

We're so excited to get this moving, and we can't wait to hear what you think!

Now, for the difficult part...

Picking the first book.