I read James M Cain's The Butterfly a couple of days ago. I'd
say it's the best Cain novel I've read since The Postman
Always Rings Twice. It's like a more entertaining version of
an Erskine Caldwell novel, with its hillbilly setting and
redneck characters.
Cain's books seems to be in publishing
limbo at the moment - I can find only Mildred Pierce, Double
Indemnity and Postman in print. His reputation doesn't seem
to be as huge as Chandler and Hammett these days. Does anyone
know of any plans to reprint more of his novels?
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