About the book: 2003 / James Cain, along with Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, is called by some critics one of the founders of the “cool” school in the classic American detective story. This edition contains a collection of Kane's best-selling novels The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Serenade, Butterfly and The Embezzler, as well as a number of short stories. “All troubles come from women” - this is how one could characterize the plot scheme that the author used in most of his books. However, in Kane it is never entirely clear who is tempting whom, the angel in front of us or the demon in angelic guise. Love relationships between the heroes of Kane's novels are always fire, passion, blood and... betrayal. Mystery fans will find Kane's novels full of suspense, suspenseful action, and opportunities to exercise their deductive powers; fans of romance novels will plunge into the abyss of dark passion; The works of J. Kane and those interested in psychological - “serious” literature will not leave indifferent. The novel “The Postman Always Rings Twice” is published in a new translation. CONTENTS: The Postman Always Rings Twice. Double Indemnity. Serenade. Embezzler. Butterfly. Stories: — Baby in the refrigerator, — Corpse on the rails, — Girl in the rain, — Escape, — Pastoral.