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This is a surprisingly fun read but Tom is an asshole.

I grabbed this #audiobook when it was on sale a couple of weeks ago. It‘s the lost final novel of James M. Cain and I really enjoyed it. I love the noirish vibe. I can‘t really put my finger on why exactly I liked this so much. The narrator was good but not great. I just got very wrapped up in Joan‘s very messy life and was rooting for her all the way. 4⭐️

#noir
#HardCaseCrime
#pulpfiction
#mystery
#historicalfiction

Day 31 - #Always #AboutAugust
#ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice #JamesMCain

I read this in 2019 and enjoyed it very much.

Day 17 - #Serenade #AcrossApril #JamesMCain

I read this book in 2018 and enjoyed it very much! If you never read Cain before you need to now. He also wrote The Postman Always Rings Twice and many other good books.

Published 1934. A young vagrant and the sexy bored wife of a restaurant owner plan to murder her husband. Excellent characters, plot and writing. Cain‘s first book was an instant success and made into a movie. I watched the movie for a #booktomovie challenge. #CenturyofMysteryChallenge too!
Recommended for mystery lovers.

“No one has ever stopped in the middle of one of Cain‘s books.” - Saturday Review

#ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice #JamesMCain