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James M. Cain

American author James M. Cain is best known for hardboiled crime novels like *The Postman Always Rings Twice* and *Double Indemnity*. His work defined the noir genre and has sold millions of copies worldwide. This page provides the James M. Cain books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1934The Postman Always Rings TwicePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1936Double IndemnityPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1937SerenadePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1940The EmbezzlerPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1941Mildred PiercePOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1942Love's Lovely CounterfeitPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1943Career in C Major: And Other FictionPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1946Past All DishonorPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1947The ButterflyPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1947Sinful WomanPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1948The MothPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1949Everybody Does ItPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1950Jealous WomanPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1951The Root of His EvilPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1953GalateaPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1962MignonPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1965The Magician's WifePOoSN · 16Buy ↗

1975Rainbow's EndPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

1976The InstitutePOoSN · 18Buy ↗

1984Cloud NinePOoSN · 19Buy ↗

1985Sixty Years of JournalismPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1985The Enchanted IslePOoSN · 20Buy ↗

2002San Francisco NoirPOoANB · 1Buy ↗

2003Seattle NoirPOoANB · 2Buy ↗

2003Bronx NoirPOoANB · 3Buy ↗

2004Brooklyn NoirPOoANB · 4Buy ↗

2004Hasidic NoirPOoANB · 5Buy ↗

2005Brooklyn Noir 2POoANB · 6Buy ↗

2005Chicago NoirPOoANB · 7Buy ↗

2005Dublin NoirPOoANB · 8Buy ↗

2006Manhattan NoirPOoANB · 9Buy ↗

2006Miami NoirPOoANB · 10Buy ↗

2006D.C. NoirPOoANB · 11Buy ↗

2006Baltimore NoirPOoANB · 12Buy ↗

2006Twin Cities NoirPOoANB · 13Buy ↗

2006London NoirPOoANB · 14Buy ↗

2007New Orleans NoirPOoANB · 15Buy ↗

2007Los Angeles NoirPOoANB · 16Buy ↗

2007Wall Street NoirPOoANB · 17Buy ↗

2007Havana NoirPOoANB · 18Buy ↗

2007Detroit NoirPOoANB · 19Buy ↗

2008Queens NoirPOoANB · 20Buy ↗

2008Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the TruthPOoANB · 21Buy ↗

2008Toronto NoirPOoANB · 22Buy ↗

2008Las Vegas NoirPOoANB · 23Buy ↗

2008Trinidad NoirPOoANB · 24Buy ↗

2008D.C. Noir 2POoANB · 25Buy ↗

2008Manhattan Noir 2POoANB · 26Buy ↗

2008Paris NoirPOoANB · 27Buy ↗

2008Istanbul NoirPOoANB · 28Buy ↗

2009Boston NoirPOoANB · 29Buy ↗

2009Rome NoirPOoANB · 30Buy ↗

2009San Francisco Noir 2POoANB · 31Buy ↗

2009Portland NoirPOoANB · 32Buy ↗

2009Delhi NoirPOoANB · 33Buy ↗

2009Phoenix NoirPOoANB · 34Buy ↗

2010Los Angeles Noir 2POoANB · 35Buy ↗

2010Mexico City NoirPOoANB · 36Buy ↗

2010Richmond NoirPOoANB · 37Buy ↗

2010Orange County NoirPOoANB · 38Buy ↗

2010Indian Country NoirPOoANB · 39Buy ↗

2010Moscow NoirPOoANB · 40Buy ↗

2010Lone Star NoirPOoANB · 41Buy ↗

2010Philadelphia NoirPOoANB · 42Buy ↗

2010Haiti NoirPOoANB · 43Buy ↗

2010Copenhagen NoirPOoANB · 44Buy ↗

2011Pittsburgh NoirPOoANB · 45Buy ↗

2011San Diego NoirPOoANB · 46Buy ↗

2011Barcelona NoirPOoANB · 47Buy ↗

2011Cape Cod NoirPOoANB · 48Buy ↗

2011New Jersey NoirPOoANB · 49Buy ↗

2012The Cocktail WaitressPOoSN · 21Buy ↗

2012Staten Island NoirPOoANB · 50Buy ↗

2012Mumbai NoirPOoANB · 51Buy ↗

2012Long Island NoirPOoANB · 52Buy ↗

2012Venice NoirPOoANB · 53Buy ↗

2012Kingston NoirPOoANB · 54Buy ↗

2012St. Petersburg NoirPOoANB · 55Buy ↗

2012Kansas City NoirPOoANB · 56Buy ↗

2012Boston Noir 2POoANB · 57Buy ↗

2013USA NoirPOoANB · 58Buy ↗

2013Manila NoirPOoANB · 59Buy ↗

2013Buffalo NoirPOoANB · 60Buy ↗

2013Dallas NoirPOoANB · 61Buy ↗

2013Haiti Noir 2POoANB · 62Buy ↗

2014Singapore NoirPOoANB · 63Buy ↗

2014Prison NoirPOoANB · 64Buy ↗

2014Tel Aviv NoirPOoANB · 65Buy ↗

2014Tehran NoirPOoANB · 66Buy ↗

2014Belfast NoirPOoANB · 67Buy ↗

2014Helsinki NoirPOoANB · 68Buy ↗

2014Rio NoirPOoANB · 69Buy ↗

2015A Bad WomanPOoSN · 22Buy ↗

2015Providence NoirPOoANB · 70Buy ↗

2015Chicago Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 71Buy ↗

2015Memphis NoirPOoANB · 72Buy ↗

2015Zagreb NoirPOoANB · 73Buy ↗

2015Marseille NoirPOoANB · 74Buy ↗

2015Beirut NoirPOoANB · 75Buy ↗

2016New Orleans Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 76Buy ↗

2016Stockholm NoirPOoANB · 77Buy ↗

2016Brussels NoirPOoANB · 78Buy ↗

2016Mississippi NoirPOoANB · 79Buy ↗

2016St. Louis NoirPOoANB · 80Buy ↗

2016Prague NoirPOoANB · 81Buy ↗

2016San Juan NoirPOoANB · 82Buy ↗

2017Oakland NoirPOoANB · 83Buy ↗

2017Trinidad Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 84Buy ↗

2017Atlanta NoirPOoANB · 85Buy ↗

2017New Haven NoirPOoANB · 86Buy ↗

2017Montana NoirPOoANB · 87Buy ↗

2017Buenos Aires NoirPOoANB · 88Buy ↗

2017Montreal NoirPOoANB · 89Buy ↗

2018Berlin NoirPOoANB · 90Buy ↗

2018S�o Paulo NoirPOoANB · 91Buy ↗

2018Santa Cruz NoirPOoANB · 92Buy ↗

2018Lagos NoirPOoANB · 93Buy ↗

2018Marrakech NoirPOoANB · 94Buy ↗

2018Baghdad NoirPOoANB · 95Buy ↗

2018Vancouver NoirPOoANB · 96Buy ↗

2018Sydney NoirPOoANB · 97Buy ↗

2018Hong Kong NoirPOoANB · 98Buy ↗

2019Amsterdam NoirPOoANB · 99Buy ↗

2019Milwaukee NoirPOoANB · 100Buy ↗

2019Houston NoirPOoANB · 101Buy ↗

2020Nairobi NoirPOoANB · 102Buy ↗

2020Columbus NoirPOoANB · 103Buy ↗

2020Santa Fe NoirPOoANB · 104Buy ↗

2020Alabama NoirPOoANB · 105Buy ↗

2020Berkeley NoirPOoANB · 106Buy ↗

2020Addis Ababa NoirPOoANB · 107Buy ↗

2020Tampa Bay NoirPOoANB · 108Buy ↗

2020Miami Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 109Buy ↗

2020Accra NoirPOoANB · 110Buy ↗

2020Belgrade NoirPOoANB · 111Buy ↗

2021Palm Springs NoirPOoANB · 112Buy ↗

2022Paris Noir: The SuburbsPOoANB · 113Buy ↗

2022Denver NoirPOoANB · 114Buy ↗

2022South Central NoirPOoANB · 115Buy ↗

2023Cleveland NoirPOoANB · 116Buy ↗

2023East Jerusalem NoirPOoANB · 117Buy ↗

2023West Jerusalem NoirPOoANB · 118Buy ↗

2024American Noir ClassicsPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2024Honolulu NoirPOoANB · 119Buy ↗

2025Sacramento NoirPOoANB · 120Buy ↗

2025Hamburg NoirPOoANB · 121Buy ↗

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Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books121 books · 2002–2025

01San Francisco Noir2002Buy ↗

02Seattle Noir2003Buy ↗

03Bronx Noir2003Buy ↗

04Brooklyn Noir2004Buy ↗

05Hasidic Noir2004Buy ↗

06Brooklyn Noir 22005Buy ↗

07Chicago Noir2005Buy ↗

08Dublin Noir2005Buy ↗

09Manhattan Noir2006Buy ↗

10Miami Noir2006Buy ↗

11D.C. Noir2006Buy ↗

12Baltimore Noir2006Buy ↗

13Twin Cities Noir2006Buy ↗

14London Noir2006Buy ↗

15New Orleans Noir2007Buy ↗

16Los Angeles Noir2007Buy ↗

17Wall Street Noir2007Buy ↗

18Havana Noir2007Buy ↗

19Detroit Noir2007Buy ↗

20Queens Noir2008Buy ↗

21Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth2008Buy ↗

22Toronto Noir2008Buy ↗

23Las Vegas Noir2008Buy ↗

24Trinidad Noir2008Buy ↗

25D.C. Noir 22008Buy ↗

26Manhattan Noir 22008Buy ↗

27Paris Noir2008Buy ↗

28Istanbul Noir2008Buy ↗

29Boston Noir2009Buy ↗

30Rome Noir2009Buy ↗

31San Francisco Noir 22009Buy ↗

32Portland Noir2009Buy ↗

33Delhi Noir2009Buy ↗

34Phoenix Noir2009Buy ↗

35Los Angeles Noir 22010Buy ↗

36Mexico City Noir2010Buy ↗

37Richmond Noir2010Buy ↗

38Orange County Noir2010Buy ↗

39Indian Country Noir2010Buy ↗

40Moscow Noir2010Buy ↗

41Lone Star Noir2010Buy ↗

42Philadelphia Noir2010Buy ↗

43Haiti Noir2010Buy ↗

44Copenhagen Noir2010Buy ↗

45Pittsburgh Noir2011Buy ↗

46San Diego Noir2011Buy ↗

47Barcelona Noir2011Buy ↗

48Cape Cod Noir2011Buy ↗

49New Jersey Noir2011Buy ↗

50Staten Island Noir2012Buy ↗

51Mumbai Noir2012Buy ↗

52Long Island Noir2012Buy ↗

53Venice Noir2012Buy ↗

54Kingston Noir2012Buy ↗

55St. Petersburg Noir2012Buy ↗

56Kansas City Noir2012Buy ↗

57Boston Noir 22012Buy ↗

58USA Noir2013Buy ↗

59Manila Noir2013Buy ↗

60Buffalo Noir2013Buy ↗

61Dallas Noir2013Buy ↗

62Haiti Noir 22013Buy ↗

63Singapore Noir2014Buy ↗

64Prison Noir2014Buy ↗

65Tel Aviv Noir2014Buy ↗

66Tehran Noir2014Buy ↗

67Belfast Noir2014Buy ↗

68Helsinki Noir2014Buy ↗

69Rio Noir2014Buy ↗

70Providence Noir2015Buy ↗

71Chicago Noir: The Classics2015Buy ↗

72Memphis Noir2015Buy ↗

73Zagreb Noir2015Buy ↗

74Marseille Noir2015Buy ↗

75Beirut Noir2015Buy ↗

76New Orleans Noir: The Classics2016Buy ↗

77Stockholm Noir2016Buy ↗

78Brussels Noir2016Buy ↗

79Mississippi Noir2016Buy ↗

80St. Louis Noir2016Buy ↗

81Prague Noir2016Buy ↗

82San Juan Noir2016Buy ↗

83Oakland Noir2017Buy ↗

84Trinidad Noir: The Classics2017Buy ↗

85Atlanta Noir2017Buy ↗

86New Haven Noir2017Buy ↗

87Montana Noir2017Buy ↗

88Buenos Aires Noir2017Buy ↗

89Montreal Noir2017Buy ↗

90Berlin Noir2018Buy ↗

91S�o Paulo Noir2018Buy ↗

92Santa Cruz Noir2018Buy ↗

93Lagos Noir2018Buy ↗

94Marrakech Noir2018Buy ↗

95Baghdad Noir2018Buy ↗

96Vancouver Noir2018Buy ↗

97Sydney Noir2018Buy ↗

98Hong Kong Noir2018Buy ↗

99Amsterdam Noir2019Buy ↗

100Milwaukee Noir2019Buy ↗

101Houston Noir2019Buy ↗

102Nairobi Noir2020Buy ↗

103Columbus Noir2020Buy ↗

104Santa Fe Noir2020Buy ↗

105Alabama Noir2020Buy ↗

106Berkeley Noir2020Buy ↗

107Addis Ababa Noir2020Buy ↗

108Tampa Bay Noir2020Buy ↗

109Miami Noir: The Classics2020Buy ↗

110Accra Noir2020Buy ↗

111Belgrade Noir2020Buy ↗

112Palm Springs Noir2021Buy ↗

113Paris Noir: The Suburbs2022Buy ↗

114Denver Noir2022Buy ↗

115South Central Noir2022Buy ↗

116Cleveland Noir2023Buy ↗

117East Jerusalem Noir2023Buy ↗

118West Jerusalem Noir2023Buy ↗

119Honolulu Noir2024Buy ↗

120Sacramento Noir2025Buy ↗

121Hamburg Noir2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 1985

01Sixty Years of Journalism1985Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels22 books · 1934–2015

01The Postman Always Rings Twice1934Buy ↗

02Double Indemnity1936Buy ↗

03Serenade1937Buy ↗

04The Embezzler1940Buy ↗

05Mildred Pierce1941Buy ↗

06Love's Lovely Counterfeit1942Buy ↗

07Past All Dishonor1946Buy ↗

08The Butterfly1947Buy ↗

09Sinful Woman1947Buy ↗

10The Moth1948Buy ↗

11Everybody Does It1949Buy ↗

12Jealous Woman1950Buy ↗

13The Root of His Evil1951Buy ↗

14Galatea1953Buy ↗

15Mignon1962Buy ↗

16The Magician's Wife1965Buy ↗

17Rainbow's End1975Buy ↗

18The Institute1976Buy ↗

19Cloud Nine1984Buy ↗

20The Enchanted Isle1985Buy ↗

21The Cocktail Waitress2012Buy ↗

22A Bad Woman2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections2 books · 1943–2024

01Career in C Major: And Other Fiction1943Buy ↗

02American Noir Classics2024Buy ↗

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