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Portrait image of James M. Cain James M. Cain 1946
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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...

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Bunny (Harry) Manders

Gender: Male

At school, Harry (Bunny) Manders got to know A.J. Raffles, and as adults they became very good friends, E.W. Hornung tells us. To his amazement, Manders discovers that his friend is a clever master thief, and reluctantly agrees to help him – which ends up with Manders being forced to serve a prison sentence. He is otherwise a sensible, friendly and basically honest gentleman, a bachelor just l...

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