Double Indemnity

by James M. Cain · first published 1943

Double Indemnity is a 1943 crime novel by American journalist-turned-novelist James M. Cain. It was first published in Liberty magazine in 1936 as an eight part serial, and later republished as one of "three long short tales" in the collection Three of a Kind. The novel is based on the 1927 murder of Albert Snyder of the New York City borough of Queens. Cain attended the trial while working as a journalist in New York.

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Original language:

English

Year page:

1943