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The Postman Always Rings Twice

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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by James M. Cain. The novel was successful and notorious upon publication. It is regarded as one of the more important crime novels of the 20th century. The novel's mix of sexuality and violence was startling in its time and caused it to be banned in Boston. ... Read more

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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by James M. Cain. The novel was successful and notorious upon publication. It is regarded as one of the more important crime novels of the 20th century. The novel's mix of sexuality and violence was startling in its time and caused it to be banned in Boston.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice

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The bestselling sensation—and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century—that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, and acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger. The basis for the acclaimed 1946 film.An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution—a ... Read more

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The bestselling sensation—and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century—that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, and acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger. The basis for the acclaimed 1946 film.An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution—a
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Mildred Pierce

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In Mildred Pierce, noir master James M. Cain creates a novel of acute social observation and devasting emotional violence, with a heroine whose ambitions and sufferings are never less than recognizable.Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness. She used those attributes to survive a divorce and poverty and to claw her way out of the lower middle ... Read more

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In Mildred Pierce, noir master James M. Cain creates a novel of acute social observation and devasting emotional violence, with a heroine whose ambitions and sufferings are never less than recognizable.Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness. She used those attributes to survive a divorce and poverty and to claw her way out of the lower middle
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American Noir Classics

by James M. Cain ...

A collection of hardboiled crime fiction from the author of Double Indemnity, "one of the greats of American noir" ( The Guardian).They call him Lucky—but he's never had a lucky day in his life. A nineteen-year-old hobo just starting to ride the rails, he is hiding in the coal car when the railroad detective comes through. They get into a scuffle, and Lucky's hand finds a railroad spike. . . . ... Read more

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A collection of hardboiled crime fiction from the author of Double Indemnity, "one of the greats of American noir" ( The Guardian).They call him Lucky—but he's never had a lucky day in his life. A nineteen-year-old hobo just starting to ride the rails, he is hiding in the coal car when the railroad detective comes through. They get into a scuffle, and Lucky's hand finds a railroad spike. . . .
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Cloud Nine

by James M. Cain ...

A twisted tale of heinous crimes and hidden motives by the legendary author of Double Indemnity.Graham meets Sonya outside of his real estate office. She is sixteen, beautiful, and drops a bombshell—she's there because Graham's half-brother, Burl, raped her, leaving her frightened, pregnant, and very much alone.All she wants is the $1,111 it will cost to hide out for the next few months in a ... Read more

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A twisted tale of heinous crimes and hidden motives by the legendary author of Double Indemnity.Graham meets Sonya outside of his real estate office. She is sixteen, beautiful, and drops a bombshell—she's there because Graham's half-brother, Burl, raped her, leaving her frightened, pregnant, and very much alone.All she wants is the $1,111 it will cost to hide out for the next few months in a
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Double Indemnity

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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • James M. Cain, virtuoso of the roman noir, gives us a tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful story in Double Indemnity, an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches.Walter Huff was an insurance salesman with an unfailing instinct for clients ... Read more

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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • James M. Cain, virtuoso of the roman noir, gives us a tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful story in Double Indemnity, an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches.Walter Huff was an insurance salesman with an unfailing instinct for clients
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Rainbow's End

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"Vintage Cain . . . it's all here—the big money, the unusual circumstances, the spare, tight style, and the staccato dialogue." — The Miami HeraldSince his father died, every Saturday night has been the same for Dave and his mother. She starts to talk, weaving aimless, weird fantasies about get-rich-quick schemes that never amount to anything. But when, finally, she is silent, Dave becomes afraid. ... Read more

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"Vintage Cain . . . it's all here—the big money, the unusual circumstances, the spare, tight style, and the staccato dialogue." — The Miami HeraldSince his father died, every Saturday night has been the same for Dave and his mother. She starts to talk, weaving aimless, weird fantasies about get-rich-quick schemes that never amount to anything. But when, finally, she is silent, Dave becomes afraid.
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A Bad Woman

by James M. Cain ...

A Bad Woman (originally titled Sinful Woman) is James M. Cain's little gem of a hard-boiled novel, set in the post-War 1940s of Reno, Nevada. Film star Sylvia Shoreham is wowing the dusty gambling town and is hell-bent on divorcing her conniving user of a husband, a foreigner with a slick tongue and a heavy accent. But the husband has other ideas, threatening to marry Miss Shoreham's neurotic ... Read more

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A Bad Woman (originally titled Sinful Woman) is James M. Cain's little gem of a hard-boiled novel, set in the post-War 1940s of Reno, Nevada. Film star Sylvia Shoreham is wowing the dusty gambling town and is hell-bent on divorcing her conniving user of a husband, a foreigner with a slick tongue and a heavy accent. But the husband has other ideas, threatening to marry Miss Shoreham's neurotic
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Sinful Woman

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In this novel by "one of the greats of American noir," a starlet comes to Reno to start a new life—and end her old one forever ( The Guardian).Sylvia Shoreham's Hollywood dreams came true long ago. Critically beloved for her beauty, talent, and style, she was on her way to international stardom when a bad contract committed her to seven years of trashy comedies and half-baked melodramas. Her ... Read more

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In this novel by "one of the greats of American noir," a starlet comes to Reno to start a new life—and end her old one forever ( The Guardian).Sylvia Shoreham's Hollywood dreams came true long ago. Critically beloved for her beauty, talent, and style, she was on her way to international stardom when a bad contract committed her to seven years of trashy comedies and half-baked melodramas. Her
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Past All Dishonor

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A naïve young man follows a fallen woman to a Nevada mining town and risks his life to win her: "Entertaining . . . Cain [has a] flair for realistic detail." — The New York TimesEarly in the Civil War, the Confederacy sends Roger Duval to Sacramento to keep an eye on the situation in California in hopes of turning the Western territory toward the Southern cause. It's a plush assignment, well out ... Read more

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A naïve young man follows a fallen woman to a Nevada mining town and risks his life to win her: "Entertaining . . . Cain [has a] flair for realistic detail." — The New York TimesEarly in the Civil War, the Confederacy sends Roger Duval to Sacramento to keep an eye on the situation in California in hopes of turning the Western territory toward the Southern cause. It's a plush assignment, well out
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Los Angeles Noir 2

The Classics

by Paul Cain, Leigh Brackett, James M. Cain ...

Series series Akashic Noir
"This entry, with its high-quality stories from such genre masters as Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, outshines the typical all-original anthology."— Publishers WeeklyIn Akashic Books's acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. This collection of classic stories—the sequel ... Read more

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"This entry, with its high-quality stories from such genre masters as Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, outshines the typical all-original anthology."— Publishers WeeklyIn Akashic Books's acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. This collection of classic stories—the sequel
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Three by Cain

Serenade, Love's Lovely Counterfeit, The Butterfly

by James M. Cain ...

All three books are written with an enduring view of the dark corners of the American psyche. Cain hammered high art out of the crude matter of betrayal, bloodshed, and perversity. ... Read more

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All three books are written with an enduring view of the dark corners of the American psyche. Cain hammered high art out of the crude matter of betrayal, bloodshed, and perversity.
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