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 collects 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. The love relationship between the heroes of Kane's novels is always fire, passion, blood and... betrayal.

Detective fans will find exciting intrigue, intense action and the opportunity to show their deductive abilities in Kane's novels; fans of romance novels will plunge into the abyss of dark passion; The works of J. Cain and those interested in psychological - “serious” literature will not leave indifferent.

The novel “The Postman Always Rings Twice” is published in a new translation.