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  • By: James M. Cain
  • Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
  • Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)
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Summary

Grieving widow or black widow?

The day Joan Medford buried her husband was a fateful one - because before the day was out she'd meet the two men who would change her life forever. Forced to take a job waitressing to support herself and her child, Joan finds herself caught between the handsome young schemer whose touch she comes to crave and the wealthy older man whose touch repels her… but who otherwise would make a tempting husband number two. It's a classic Cain triangle - brutal and sexual and stark - that can only end in death. But for whom, the guilty…or the innocent?

The final novel written by James M. Cain and never before published, The Cocktail Waitress is a testament to the enduring power of one of the most acclaimed novelists of the 20th century. The author of unforgettable noir classics such as Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and The Postman Always Rings Twice, Cain's work remains as impossible to put down today as when first written, and will leave even jaded modern readers breathless.
©2012 The Estate of James M. Cain (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers
Crime Fiction Modern Detectives Romance
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Excellent all round.

If you only ever listen to one audiobook, make it this one. Superb reading and great story.

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