Mysterious Press released today twelve ebooks by novelist James M. Cain.
Cain (1892-1977) began his writing career as a journalist before publishing his first work of fiction — The Postman Always Rings Twice — in 1934. His subsequent work spanned all areas of fiction though he is probably best remembered as a crime novelist. Double Indemnity, published in 1943, is an excellent example of his work in this genre, a book that was adapted the following year for the screen, a film directed by Billy Wilder with a screenplay by Raymond Chandler.
The twelve novels published by Mysterious Press represent the broad range of talent Cain exhibited in plotting and character development. We're listing them in their order of publication, with a synopsis for the first.
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Past All Dishonor
James M. Cain
A Confederate spy risks his life to win the heart of a fallen woman …
Early in the Civil War, the Confederacy sends Roger Duval to Sacramento, to keep an eye on the situation in California in hopes of turning the Western territory towards the Southern cause. It's a plush assignment, well out of the line of fire, but Duval hasn't been there long before he comes into mortal danger. On a swim in the Sacramento River, he gets knocked on the head by a paddleboat, and is drowning in the muck when Morina, a quick-witted woman of the night, tosses him a rope.
Suffocated by instant, irresistible love, Roger follows Morina to her home turf: Virginia City, Nevada. For the miners, gamblers, and gunfighters who populate this hardscrabble town, her price is negotiable. But for a man in love, she charges a thousand dollars. Roger will sacrifice body, mind, and soul to get that money — but will his sacrifice be enough to make her love him?
(1948) The Moth — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(1948) Sinful Woman — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(1950) Jealous Woman — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(1953) Galatea — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(1954) The Root of His Evil — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(1962) Mignon — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(1965) The Magician's Wife — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(1975) Rainbow's End — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(1976) The Institute — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
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