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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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Portrait of John Harvey Photo: imone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images (2018)

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Harvey, John

The British author, editor and teacher John Barton Harvey grew up in London where he attended St. Aloysius College. He graduated from teacher’s college at the University of London in 1963 and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree at Hatfield Polytechnic (now the University of Hertfordshire) in 1964. He then taught in Heanor, Andover and Stevenage while continuing his studies for a Master of Arts d...

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