Sackett adult male, big man, bald, 'breezy manner', district attorney

Katz adult male, little guy, about 40 years old, 'even asleep he looked like he knew more than most guys awake', defense attorney, able to turn the tables on Sackett Nick Papadakis adult male, Greek ancestry, middle-aged, trusting, naive, proprietor of a roadside gas station and dinerĬora Papadakis adult female, Nick's wife, attractive in a hard way, passionate, feels she is still paying for a mistake she made in her youth, runs the Twin Oaks Tavern with her husband Major Characters Frank Chambers adult male, 24 years old, good-looking, looking for love, uses his fists readily, drifter, jack-of-all-trades, small-time criminal A lawyer named Katz takes their case, but insurance policies, false confessions, and blackmail fuel shifting loyalties, and Frank and Cora must face unforeseen complications - and ultimately each other. The two lovers make yet another attempt to murder Nick this time they are successful, but a determined district attorney suspects foul play. Frank leaves town, but he runs into the unsuspecting Nick who begs him to return to work for him. Their first attempt results in Nick being injured rather than killed, and unbeknown to them, Nick takes out more insurance. Desperate to escape marriage and poverty, Cora persuades Nick that killing her husband is the answer to their problems.

Frank is attracted to Cora, Nick's beautiful but restless wife, and the pair quickly become lovers. Setting: rural lower class, roadside diner/filling station/motel (auto court)įrank Chambers drifts into town and gets a job with Nick Papadakis who runs a tavern and gas station twenty miles outside Los Angeles. The Postman Always Rings Twice Cover Artist: Tom Dunn

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