Mildred Pierce

Name: Mildred Pierce
Author: James M. Cain

by James M. Cain

Noir novel of a woman clawing her way from waitress to restaurant owner through manipulation and ambition

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James M. Cain

James M. Cain was one of the founding fathers of hard-boiled American crime fiction, writing brutal, sexually-charged noir classics that were hugely influential on film noir. The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity are two of the most perfectly constructed crime novels ever written. His work was admired by Raymond Chandler and translated into French by Albert Camus.

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