James M. Cain 1946 Photo: AP / TT
Sample of authors
Cain, James M.
The American author and journalist James Mallahan Cain was a prominent figure in 20th century fiction. Alongside Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, he was among the first authors of "hardboiled" crime fiction that came to influence American noir fiction and film. Many of his works are considered classics, especially the novellas The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934) and Double Indemnity...
Literary figures
Toby (Tobias) Peters
Gender: Male
He is actually called Tobias Leon Pevsner, and has been a police officer, which his brother Phil still is. He is a restless and violent man who is eventually fired, after which his wife leaves him. He becomes a security guard but is fired again, and now ends up a tired private detective for stars in Hollywood. According to Stuart M. Kaminsky, Toby Peters is middle-aged and shabby – and he can’t fo...