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title: "The Root of his Evil"
author: "James M. Cain"
genre: "Mystery & Thriller, Film Noir / Crime"
category: "Fiction"
themes: "Corruption and Guilt;Greed and Moral Decay;The Nature of Evil;Sexual and Emotional Entrapment"
isbn_13: "9781504094757"
isbn_10: "1504094751"
asin: "1504094751"
bnid: "1000343410"
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bn_link: "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-root-of-his-evil-james-m-cain/1000343410"
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data_license: "CC BY-NC 4.0"
---

# The Root of his Evil

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