THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE/DOUBLE INDEMNITY - James M. Cain (1988 Hardcover)

Description: THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE/DOUBLE INDEMNITY - James M. Cain (1988 Hardcover) Two classic thrillers by master storyteller James M. Cain, brought to you by Franklin Library. The Postman Always Rings Twice is a terrific noir novel, a prime example of the genre. The book and the writer have certainly had an enduring impact on not only the hard boiled mystery novel, but also on literature and Hollywood. The book has been filmed seven times with most people agreeing that the 1946 version with John Garfield and Lana Turner was the best. The book was banned in Boston for being too sexually violent. There were several scenes that even by contemporary standards have some folks squirming due to the graphic nature, but the audacity of an author trying to depict the very real, dark aspects of a deranged, desperate relationship is what lingers after you put the book down. Tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful, Double Indemnity gives us an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches. First published in 1935, this novel reaffirmed James M. Cain as a virtuoso of the roman noir. Walter Huff was an insurance salesman with an unfailing instinct for clients who might be in trouble, and his instinct led him to Phyllis Nirdlinger. Phyllis wanted to buy an accident policy on her husband. Then she wanted her husband to have an accident. Walter wanted Phyllis. To get her, he would arrange the perfect murder and betray everything he had ever lived for. FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING TO DOMESTIC ADDRESSES! PRIORITY MAIL available for speedy delivery! International buyers may use eBay's International Shipping Program. And see my other books for sale here!

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