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1	Postman always rings twice more books like this by James M. Cain add to wishlist In 1934, fired from Paramount Pictures where he had been writing screenplays, Cain published THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, his first novel. Frank Chambers is a drifter who wanders into a tavern and takes a job working for the owner. Meanwhile, he begins an affair with the tavern owner's wife and is soon helping her plan the murder of her husband. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Double Indemnity more books like this by James M Cain add to wishlist Walter Huff is an insurance investigator like any other until the day he meets the beautiful and dangerous Phyllis Nirdlinger and falls under her spell. Together they plot to kill her husband and split the insurance. It'll be the perfect murder ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Crime Novels of the 30s and 40s: American Noir more books like this by Cornell Woolrich, James M Cain, Kenneth Fearing add to wishlist Disturbing, poetic, anarchic, punctuated by terrifying bursts of rage and paranoia, and powerfully evocative of the lost and desperate back alleys of American life, these underground classics are being made permanently and widely available for the first time in a groundbreaking two-volume collection from The Library of America. This volume ... see all copies from $12.25! new only from $22.37! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Mildred Pierce more books like this by James M. Cain add to wishlist Unlike the movie, the Cain novel features no murder. Spanning the Depression era, it is the story of a suburban California wife and mother. At the beginning of the book, Mildred turns out her husband Bert, who is jobless and philandering. In order to support her two children and herself, she begins working as a waitress, which she finds abhorrent. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	James M. Cain: Three Complete Novels more books like this by James M. Cain add to wishlist This collection compiles three classic novels of suspense from one of the genre's undisputed masters. see all copies from $5.03! new only from $29.95! \| first editions
6	Three by Cain: Serenade, Love's Lovely Counterfeit, the Butterfly more books like this by James M Cain, Jeff Stone (Editor) add to wishlist Among the three novels in this volume is Cain's SERENADE, a story of opera, Mexico, New York, tequila, homosexuality, prostitution, destitution, romance, betrayal, and bitterness. The novel begins as John, a singer, goes to Mexico, where he meets and falls in love with Juana Barnes. In a series of dramatic events, John becomes a Hollywood singing ... see all copies from $2.27! first editions
7	The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and Selected Stories more books like this by James M Cain, Robert Polito add to wishlist This collection features three classics from the master of the noir novel--each of which was made into a classic Hollywood film--along with five otherwise unavailable short stories. Ribbon marker. see all copies from $14.42! new only from $14.42! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Postmn Rngs Twice V545 by James M Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
9	Double Indemnity V581 more books like this by James M Cain add to wishlist Walter Huff is a crack insurance salesman. Going door-to-door, he encounters Phyllis Nirdlinger, a married woman who entices him first into an affair, and then into a scheme to sign her husband up for life insurance and then murder him for the money. Told in the first person, it is a classic story of how an ordinary person can turn criminal. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	Serenade V585 by James M. Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! SVS
11	Past all dishonor more books like this by James M. Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	The butterfly by James M. Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	The baby in the icebox and other short fiction more books like this by James M Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $45.00! \| first editions
14	Career in C Major and Other Fiction by James M Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions
15	Serenade by James M. Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.54! \| first editions
16	Three of a kind by James M. Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	A Teachable Moment: A Facilitator's Guide to Activities for Processing, Debriefing, Reviewing and Reflecting by James Cain, Michelle Cummings, Jennifer Stanchfield add to wishlist see all copies from $42.02! new only from $42.02!
18	Magicians Wife by James M. Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	Enchanted Isle: More Ta by James M. Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions
20	Root of His Evil more books like this by James M. Cain add to wishlist A thriller which tells of the deadly corrupting influence between love and money as one man falls desperately in love with an innocent girl who proves willing but inadequate in satisfying his overwhelming demands. see all copies from $2.30! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
21	The Culture of Violence more books like this by James M Cain, Dr. Henry Jenkins, Helaine Posner add to wishlist Gregory Green builds homemade book and suitcase bombs, Leon Golub paints monumentally trenchant street scenes, Richard Misrach shoots color photographs of Playboy magazines used for target practice, and Sue Williams sculpts a heartbreakingly abused woman in fetal position. The Culture of Violence presents a broad, multicultural, interdisciplinary ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $15.04! \| SVS
22	Love's Lovely Counterfeit by James M. Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23	Jealous Woman more books like this by James M Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24	Cloud Nine: More Ta by James M. Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25	Enchanted Isle more books like this by James M Cain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS

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