James M. Cain — American Novelist born on July 01, 1892, died on October 27, 1977

James Mallahan Cain was an American author and journalist. Although Cain himself vehemently opposed labeling, he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and seen as one of the creators of the roman noir. Several of his crime novels inspired highly successful movies... (wikipedia)

I write of the wish that comes true - for some reason, a terrifying concept.
I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called.