Double Indemnity - James M. Cain

Introduction I seem to be in a bit of a 'noir' phase at the moment. I recently read The Postman Always Rings Twice by the same author and have just started reading Raymond Chandler, both of whom have had films made of their books that have helped define the 'film noir' genre. I can see why Cain's work also belongs to this genre, but there are major differences between his work and Chandler's; primarily that Cain's books are not quite so depressing. There is a disadvantage to reading this book after The Postman - for me, that was one of the best novels I have read in a long time - and this was bound to not quite meet the same standards. Still, it was an excellent ...