Three of a Kind (novella collection)
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| Author | James M. Cain |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Hardboiled novel collection |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1943 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
Three of a Kind is a collection of three novellas by James M. Cain, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1943. Each originally appeared as serials in magazines during the 1930s. The collection includes Double Indemnity, first published in 1936 as a serial for Liberty magazine; Career in C Major, originally entitled "Two Can Sing" when it appeared in The American Magazine in 1938; and The Embezzler, appearing in Liberty as "Money and the Woman", also in 1938.