Double Indemnity (novel)

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Double Indemnity is a highly influential 1943 crime novel, written by American journalist-turned-novelist James M. Cain. The book was first published in serial form for Liberty magazine in 1936. The novel later served as the basis for the classic film of the same name in 1944, adapted for the screen by fellow detective novelist Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder.

Plot Summary

Insurance agent Walter Huff falls for the married Phyllis Nordlinger, who consults him about life insurance for her husband. In spite of his basic instincts, Walter allows himself to be seduced into helping the femme fatale into killing her husband for the insurance money...

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