NMLP P-013745 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Double Indemnity

James M. Cain · Alfred A. Knopf (in 'Three of a Kind') / Avon (Murder Mystery Monthly No. 17) · 1936 (serial) / 1943 (book)

There is no standalone hardcover first; the first in book form is the 1943 Knopf 'Three of a Kind' omnibus. Note this when someone asks for a 'first edition of Double Indemnity.'

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013745 for "Double Indemnity" by James M. Cain (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013745, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).