Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
James M. Cain
Charting Feb 26, 1934 → Sep 5, 1948 · 26 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 4.92%
- week of Apr 2, 1934
- Career Power
- 154
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 59
- April 1933 – April 1934
- Peak Five Years
- 116
- February 1933 – February 1938
- Top-five weeks
- 7
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 26
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 12.64%
- week of Mar 26, 1934
- Comebacks
- 2
- January 1938, July 1946
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Jun 25, 1934 | Jan 3, 1938 | 184 | 181 | 4.92% | 2.08% |
| After absence | Apr 25, 1938 | Jul 21, 1946 | 430 | 425 | 4.92% | 1.82% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
4 books · 154 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | #2 | 6 | 59.3 | ||
| Serenade | #3 | 7 | 56.4 | ||
| Past All Dishonor | #9 | 7 | 25.3 | ||
| The Moth | #11 | 6 | 12.7 |