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James M. Cain Books in Order
Every James M. Cain book in publication order — 26 in total, spanning 1934–2015.
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Double Indemnity | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Serenade | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Embezzler | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Mildred Pierce | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Love's Lovely Counterfeit | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Past All Dishonor | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Butterfly | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Sinful Woman | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Moth | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Everybody Does It | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Jealous Woman | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Root of His Evil | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Galatea | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Mignon | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Magician's Wife | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Rainbow's End | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Institute | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Cloud Nine | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Enchanted Isle | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Cocktail Waitress | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | A Bad Woman | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Career in C Major: And Other Fiction | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sixty Years of Journalism | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Books to Die For | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 26, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Double Indemnity | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Serenade | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Embezzler | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Mildred Pierce | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Love's Lovely Counterfeit | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Career in C Major: And Other Fiction | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Past All Dishonor | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Butterfly | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Sinful Woman | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Moth | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Everybody Does It | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Jealous Woman | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Root of His Evil | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Galatea | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Mignon | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Magician's Wife | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Rainbow's End | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Institute | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Cloud Nine | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Enchanted Isle | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Sixty Years of Journalism | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Cocktail Waitress | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Books to Die For | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | A Bad Woman | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
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