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A review by jj24
The Cocktail Waitress by James M. Cain
4.0
Why, oh why, don't I read these kinds of books more often?
James Cain is a master of the crime noir novel. Not a word is wasted as he suspensfully sets the scene -- smoky, dark bar; love triangle; a voluptuous young cocktail waitress who already has one dead husband and needs to find a way to get a lot of money -- quickly. The story is told in the first person from her point of view, which works so well -- as a reader can we trust her?
This was Cain's last book and he died before it was finished. Editors painstakingly went through his notes and drafts to come up with a final version. While many say it's not his finest work, this reader was pretty darn pleased.
James Cain is a master of the crime noir novel. Not a word is wasted as he suspensfully sets the scene -- smoky, dark bar; love triangle; a voluptuous young cocktail waitress who already has one dead husband and needs to find a way to get a lot of money -- quickly. The story is told in the first person from her point of view, which works so well -- as a reader can we trust her?
This was Cain's last book and he died before it was finished. Editors painstakingly went through his notes and drafts to come up with a final version. While many say it's not his finest work, this reader was pretty darn pleased.