Double Indemnity
by James M. Cain
Taste attributes: crimethrillerdetectivefresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn unsavoury crime novel that is contained, serious and original. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Walter Huff was an insurance salesman with an unfailing instinct for clients who might be in trouble, and his instinct led him to Phyllis Nirdlinger. Phyllis wanted to buy an accident policy on her husband. Then she wanted her husband to have an accident. Walter wanted Phyllis. To get her, he would arrange the perfect murder and betray everything he had ever lived for.
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- Author
- James M. Cain
- Published
- 1943
- Pages
- 158
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- Open Library
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