Double Indemnity (1935) by James M. Cain 115 pages Vintage Crime/Black Lizard ===== The narrator of this short and direct crime novel is Walter Huff, who begins by doing his job as an insurance salesman, checking in on a client whose policies need to be renewed. He instead meets the man’s wife, and from the [...]
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Double Indemnity
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged james m cain, usa on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged james m cain, recommended, usa on February 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934) by James M. Cain Vintage Crime/Black Lizard 116 pages ===== This is an almost archetypal example of hard-boiled fiction. You have a desperate man and an amoral woman, and when they get together they’re much worse than they could be on their own. They commit a crime and think [...]
