The Postman Always Rings Twice is a crime noir novel published in 1934 and banned for violence and eroticism. Frank, a young tramp becomes taken with his employer's wife Cora. Cora, for her part is sullen and beautiful with a disappointing husband. Frank and Cora decide there is only one solution to their problems, but their solution only creates more problems.
I enjoyed the story, but I didn't care for the language or Cain's style of writing. With its focus on staging a crime, the theatrical, and artistic side of murder, I was reminded of Emile Zola's Therese Raquin and La Bete Humaine.
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