NOIR LITERATURE Cover of the book “Double Indemnity”

NOIR LITERATURE Cover of the book “Double Indemnity” (The Flame of Sin, or Death Pays Double), a noir novel by James M. Cain (July 1, 1892 - October 27, 1977), written in 1943 and inspired by a real case of crime news. Phyllis Nirdlinger seduces and ensnares the reckless insurer Walter Huff by involving him in the murder of her elderly husband, who must be eliminated leaving her safe from any suspicion, so that she can collect the double allowance provided for in the event of death from the policy stipulated. But something is wrong, police and insurance agents do not stop investigating, and finally Walter realizes that he was a puppet in the hands of his unscrupulous mistress. Signet Books 784, USA, 1950