> > 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?
>
>
> Used to be able to find _Serenade_ pretty easy.
_Butterfly_ and the
>others, no.
I found an old 50's copy of Serenade a while back. The
Mexican section at the beginning of it is particularly
good.
I also discovered a novel called Cloud Nine
at a local library. This one should be avoided. It's pretty
obvious when you read it why it was never published while
Cain was alive.
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