num_pages: 192
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: Classics, American, Noir, Mystery, Novels, Thriller, 20th Century, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 41454
places: California
publisher: Firecrest/Chivers Press