description: Cain's first novel - the subject of an obscenity trial in Boston and the inspiration for Camus's The Stranger - is the fever-pitched tale of a drifter who stumbles into a job, into an erotic obsession, and into a murder.
title: The Postman Always Rings Twice
titlecomplete: The Postman Always Rings Twice
characters: Frank Chambers, Cora Papadakis, Nick Papadakis
genres: 20th Century, Crime, American, Classics, Novels, Thriller, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 41454
places: California
publisher: Vintage Books