James M. Cain Libri

MILDRED PIERCE is the story of a determined and ambitious woman who, after her feckless husband abandons her, builds a successful business through hard work and sacrifice in order to ensure the future of her pampered and selfish daughter. But she isn't prepared for the intrigues and devastating betrayals of those closest to her.

The sultry young wife of a diner owner conspires with an aimless drifter to murder her husband

Three of the best novels of James M Cain, all in one volume, stories that encompass suspense, human lust, greed, and self-absorption, they are The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce.