Love's Lovely Counterfeit
by James M. Cain
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While not up to the quality of Cain's masterpieces (Postman, Double Indemnity, Serenade, and Mildred Pierce), this is a clever and well crafted story that deserves better than the obscurity into which it has fallen. It has the standard elements of the noir novel along with the characterization and psychological insights that Cain fans have come to love in his work. While it may not be easy to find a copy, it's worth the effort. A very good read, for lovers of the genre.
3025 Love's Lovely Counterfeit, by James M. Cain (read 19 Oct 1997) This is a 1943 story of organized crime and municipal corruption in "Lake City." The book is fast-moving and I liked it a lot. I'll probably read more by Cain.
Solly Caspar es un gánster que se dedica tranquilamente a sus negocios porque tanto el alcalde como el jefe de policía se han dejado sobornar por él. En vísperas de unas elecciones, Caspar asesina al editor del periódico local, que lo hostigaba continuamente desde sus páginas. Mientras tanto, el candidato a alcalde, que es un político reformista, hace una durísima campaña contra el crimen organizado. Entonces Caspar, temiendo perder el control de las actividades locales, ordena que lo investiguen con el fin de encontrar en su pasado algo que lo descalifique.
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Mystery writer James Mallahan Cain was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Washington College, and served in the military as editor-in-chief of the official newspaper of the 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Cain worked as a staff reporter for the Baltimore Sun; he became a professor of journalism show more in the 1920s; he worked as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 40s. Many of his stories, including Double Indemnity (1943), have been made into successful films. Joan Crawford won an Academy Award in 1945 for her portrayal of Cain's Mildred Pierce (1941). Cain's first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), was said to have inspired Albert Camus' The Stranger, but offended sensibilities in the U.S. and was even tried for obscenity in Boston. The novel was eventually made into a movie in 1946, starring Lana Turner and again in 1981, with Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange. In all, Cain authored eighteen books. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Ligeramente Escarlata
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- Love's Lovely Counterfeit
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- 1942
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- Slightly Scarlet (1956 | IMDb)
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