num_pages: 116
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.
language: English
title: The Postman Always Rings Twice
titlecomplete: The Postman Always Rings Twice
characters: Cora Papadakis, Frank Chambers, Nick Papadakis
genres: 20th Century, American, Thriller, Novels, Crime, Noir, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 41438
places: California
publisher: Orion