Double Indemnity
Ratings15
Average rating4.3
15
Ratings15
Average rating4.3
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I was hooked from the moment I started reading this novel. There were some great twists and I was always eager to read what happened next. A favourite of mine that I highly recommend.
Double Indemnity was one of the defining movies of the Film Noir era and, having read the source novel you can see why. The story is taut and lean, without an ounce of fat on it. The plot is full of double crosses, the archetypal femme fatale and the poor schmuck who falls for her charms.
Told in the first person by Insurance salesman Huff, this is a dark, twisted tale of murder. James M. Cain's prose is sharp and to the point, maybe not as romantic as Chandler or Hammett, but tougher and the story moves along at a rapid pace.
One of the great thrillers.
Noir done by the people who invented it: pitch black & pitiless. Delicious. *** I paired the read with an audio done by [a:James Naughton 242241 James Naughton https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. Very nice.
