NMLP P-013762 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Postman Always Rings Twice

James M. Cain · Alfred A. Knopf (hardcover) · 1934

Caution: hardcover precedes the paperback by 13 years. The Pocket Books edition is a reprint/first-thus.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013762 for "The Postman Always Rings Twice" by James M. Cain (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013762, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).