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  1. James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892 – October 27, 1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is widely regarded as a progenitor of the hardboiled school of American crime fiction .

  2. James M. Cain was a novelist whose violent, sexually obsessed, and relentlessly paced melodramas epitomized the “hard-boiled” school of writing that flourished in the United States in the 1930s and ’40s. He was ranked with Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler as one of the masters of the genre.

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  5. Learn about James M. Cain, a master of detective novels and crime fiction who influenced film and literature. Discover his life, works, style, and legacy, and read reviews of his books and adaptations.

  6. James M. Cain has 143 books on Goodreads with 198146 ratings. James M. Cains most popular book is The Postman Always Rings Twice.

  7. James M. Cain Books. Originally a journalist, James Mallahan Cain (1892-1977) was the author of a number of classic and influential noir mystery novels including, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, and Mildred Pierce.

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