9 must-read thriller books like The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

Cover of The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

The Postman Always Rings Twice

By: James M. Cain

3.72

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Cain's first novel - the subject of an obscenity trial in Boston and the inspiration for Camus's Th…

If you liked the thriller plot in The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) by Raymond Chandler

1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

By: Raymond Chandler

3.95

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troubleso… read more

Similar categories in Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Parecía más muerto que muchos cadáveres"

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"I was as empty of life as a scarecrow's pockets."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Cover of The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett

2. The Thin Man

By: Dashiell Hammett

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve h… read more

Similar categories in Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

3. The Maltese Falcon

By: Dashiell Hammett

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a l… read more

Similar categories in Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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4. The Killer Inside Me

By: Jim Thompson

3.60

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

Everyone in the small town of Central City, Texas loves Lou Ford. A deputy sheriff, Lou's known to … read more

Similar categories in Jim Thompson's The Killer Inside Me book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • classics
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy

5. They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

By: Horace McCoy

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The marathon dance craze flourished during the 1930s, but the underside was a competition and viole… read more

Similar categories in Horace McCoy's They Shoot Horses, Don't They? book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • classics
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

6. The Postman Always Rings Twice

By: James M. Cain

3.72

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Cain's first novel - the subject of an obscenity trial in Boston and the inspiration for Camus's Th… read more

Similar categories in James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson

7. Thieves Like Us

By: Edward Anderson

3.82

Format: None pages,

"One of the great forgotten novels of the 30s." - Raymond Chandler Somewhere between the hardboiled… read more

Similar categories in Edward Anderson's Thieves Like Us book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • classics
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

8. Red Harvest

By: Dashiell Hammett

4.12

Format: 652 pages, ebook

The Continental Op first heard Personville called Poisonville by Hickey Dewey. But since Dewey also… read more

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9. Shoot the Piano Player

By: David Goodis

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Once upon a time Eddie played concert piano to reverent audiences at Carnegie Hall. Now he bangs ou… read more

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10. I Married a Dead Man

By: Cornell Woolrich

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pregnant, abandoned by her slimy husband and destitute, Helen Georgesson boards a train going west.… read more

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11. Out of Bounds (Inspector Karen Pirie, #4)

By: Val McDermid

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest crime writers, whose gripping,… read more

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12. The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)

By: Raymond Chandler

4.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

Chandler's 5th novel has Philip Marlowe going to Hollywood as he explores the underworld of glitter… read more

Similar categories in Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

13. The Big Clock

By: Nicholas Christopher , Kenneth Fearing

3.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

George Stroud is a hard-drinking, tough-talking, none-too-scrupulous writer for a New York media co… read more

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Cover of Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2) by Gabriel F.W. Koch

14. Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

By: Gabriel F.W. Koch

4.30

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Then comes the brutal announcement that his pregnant fiancée has committed suicide. Marlowe simply … read more

Similar categories in Gabriel F.W. Koch's Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2) book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Death is the ultimate test of faith."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"You sound like you’re enjoying my suffering."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"Her growing possessiveness felt both good and bad."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"The verdict got both the fish and me off the hook."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

Cover of The Horror at Murden Cove (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #4) by D.D. Black

15. The Horror at Murden Cove (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #4)

By: D.D. Black

4.39

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

A triple homicide. A blind witness. What is the sound of evil? Late one night, two young couples… read more

Similar categories in D.D. Black's The Horror at Murden Cove (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #4) book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper

16. Everybody Knows

By: Jordan Harper

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where “Nobody talks. But everybody whispers.” As a “black-bag… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Harper's Everybody Knows book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"You have to be invited in. Cops are like vampires that way."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"What she tells him after that blows out the back of Chris’s head like a book-depository bullet."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"Brass and the DAs are the true villains in a cop’s life. The knuckleheads are just the product they trade in."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"His hands in his lap grasp and clench the air like he’s trying to find the world’s throat and choke it until it’s dead."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

Cover of Drawpoint (Blake Brier #4) by L.T. Ryan

17. Drawpoint (Blake Brier #4)

By: L.T. Ryan

4.49

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

If you're going to take aim at Blake Brier, you better not miss. New from Wall Street Journal bests… read more

Similar categories in L.T. Ryan's Drawpoint (Blake Brier #4) book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Keeping Secrets (Sam Mason Mystery) by L.A. Dobbs

18. Keeping Secrets (Sam Mason Mystery)

By: L.A. Dobbs

4.22

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

When long-time White Rock resident Mike Donnelly is found dead at his hunting camp, it appears as i… read more

Similar categories in L.A. Dobbs's Keeping Secrets (Sam Mason Mystery) book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Grimm Up North (DCI Harry Grimm, #1) by David J. Gatward

19. Grimm Up North (DCI Harry Grimm, #1)

By: David J. Gatward

4.25

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Wensleydale, where the cheese is famous, the scenery beautiful, and the locals have murd… read more

Similar categories in David J. Gatward's Grimm Up North (DCI Harry Grimm, #1) book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Like Lions (Bull Mountain, #2) by Brian Panowich

20. Like Lions (Bull Mountain, #2)

By: Brian Panowich

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Clayton Burroughs is sheriff of Bull Mountain and last surviving member of the brutal and blood-ste… read more

Similar categories in Brian Panowich's Like Lions (Bull Mountain, #2) book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Murder Board (Boston Crime Thriller #1) by Brian Christopher Shea

21. Murder Board (Boston Crime Thriller #1)

By: Brian Christopher Shea

4.18

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

A Boston homicide detective sets out to find a young girl’s killer—and confronts the dark world of … read more

Similar categories in Brian Christopher Shea's Murder Board (Boston Crime Thriller #1) book and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction

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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Raymond Chandler

3.95

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The Thin Man

Dashiell Hammett

3.82

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3.93

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The Killer Inside Me

Jim Thompson

3.60

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The Boat Man (Reed & Billie, #1)

Dustin Stevens

4.30

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The Kid (Reed & Billie #3)

Dustin Stevens

4.50

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Keeping Secrets (Sam Mason Mystery)

L.A. Dobbs

4.22

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4.40

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