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
Ed Hunter
Gender: Male
He was 18 years old when his alcoholic father was murdered, which led him to seek out his uncle Am – whose background included working as a private detective. The duo solves the case, and later found their own private detective agency. Edward ‘Ed’ Hunter (sometimes called Eddie) is good-looking, is ambitious and falls helplessly in love with the beautiful women he meets in a suite of highly comme...