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Loading... Double Indemnity (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)by James M. Cain
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Short and to the point, well-written. Interestingly, the ending is different from the movie - darker in fact. The movie also changes the main character's last name from Huff to Neff. Apparently Huff was considered a little silly.... ( )father of noir fiction At just 115 pages, James Cain's Double Indemnity is a case study in intensity. Who ever thought an insurance salesman could narrate a tale this taut and harrowing? Contemporary thriller writers could take many lessons from Cain's mastery of dialog, ambiguity and dropping in just the right details. Highly recommended. And so my love affair with trashy American mysteries continues...but this one is a classic. A fun read with snarky writing; a man has an affair and ends up getting involved in murder. no reviews | add a review
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