Description
In this quintessential hardboiled crime novel, an ambitious insurance salesman finds himself entangled in a deadly scheme with a seductive woman and her wealthy husband. What begins as a calculated plot for insurance money quickly spirals into a labyrinth of deceit, betrayal, and escalating paranoia. The narrative masterfully explores themes of greed, lust, and the corrosive nature of guilt, all told through the cynical and desperate voice of a man caught in his own web. James M. Cain's lean, propulsive prose plunges the reader into a world of moral ambiguity and inescapable consequences, solidifying its status as a landmark of the noir genre.
Available Editions
paperback
Vintage Books
Published Jan 1, 1992
115 pages
ISBN: 9780679723226
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Details
First Published
1943
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Double Indemnity by James M. Cain.