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The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) ring was heard; Frank is wrongly convicted of having murdered Cora and then sentenced to die. The theme of an inescapable fate is further underscored by the Greek's escape from death in the lovers' first murder attempt, only to be done in by their second one. "The Postman Always Rings Twice" has been adapted many times, as a film (seven times), as an opera, as a radio drama, and as a play (twice). Streaming audio The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by James M. Cain. The novel was successful and