James M. Cain

James M. Cain was an American writer of the first half of the 20th century. His most famous work is the crime novel The Postman Always Rings Twice, published in 1934. He also wrote the novel Mildred Pierce, published in 1945.

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• Lifetime: 1 July 1892 • 27 October 1977
• Main genre: Crime fiction
• Mid-2026 popularity rank: --

"Stealing a man's wife, that's nothing, but stealing his car, that's larceny."