I enjoyed this book but I liked Mildred Pierce and Double Indemnity better. Cain's knowledge and feeling for the musical world is clearly evident in this story of a famous opera singer, a young conductor and a Mexican-Indian prostitute. His mother was a singer and his first ambition was to become an opera singer but later settled for writing. This book is a great love story of John Howard Sharp, an American opera singer, falling in love with Juana, a Mexican prostitute. It is not a mystery nor is it suspenseful but it is an interesting story deserving to be read.The story started out slow but halfway through it gets really good and is hard to put down. I look forward to reading The Postman Always Rings Twice and hope to find a few more of his books. I would highly recommend this book to those who like classic, noir stories.
