Patricia Highsmith

The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith presents five of Highsmith's classic short story collections in a single masterful volume. Compelling, twisted, and fiercely intelligent, this landmark collection showcases Highsmith's mastery of the short story form. In a cruel twist of irony, Texas-born Patricia Highsmith …

The Cry of the Owl is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. It was first published in the US in 1962 by Harper & Row and in the UK by Heinemann the following year. The book tells the story of Robert Forester who, following a painful divorce, develops an obsession with the seemingly happy, …

A Suspension of Mercy is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. It was published in the US under the title The Story-Teller.

Guy Haines e Charles Anthony Bruno si trovano per caso a viaggiare nellostesso vagone di un treno diretto verso sud. Per vincere la noia del viaggiocominciano a parlare e a raccontarsi vicende sempre più personali. E così idue viaggiatori scoprono di vivere due situazioni assai simili. Guy vuoledivorziare dalla moglie …