- James M. Cain Very reliable, aside from perhaps some recent anthologies Books Our Government (Knopf, 1930) The Postman Always Rings Twice (Knopf, 1934) Serenade (Knopf, 1937) Mildred Pierce (Knopf, 1941) Love's ovely Counterfeit (Knopf, 1942) Three of a Kind (Knopf, 1943) Career in C Major The Embezzler Double Indemnity Past All Dishonor (Knopf, 1946) Sinful Woman (Avon, 1947) The Butterfly ...www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/biblio/jmcain.html