The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice is a crime novel by James M. Cain, published in 1934. It is still copyrighted.
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  • Reading time: 3h
  • Setting: California, about 30 miles from Los Angeles, in the early 1930s
  • Premise: Frank Chambers, a 24-year-old drifter, stops at the Twin Oaks Tavern, a diner and gas station on the outskirts of Los Angeles. As a cunning man, he manages to have a free meal and is offered a job by Nick Papadakis, the owner of the place. Then he meets his wife Cora... They start a passionate affair and decide to kill the husband. But things don't unfold as they planned.