Strangers on a Train: A Virago Modern Classic by Patricia Highsmith (English) Ha

Description: Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, Claire Messud From the ground-breaking noir fiction writer Patricia Highsmith comes her propulsive, engrossing debut, Strangers on a Train. The inspiration for Alfred Hitchcocks classic 1951 film. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description CLASSIC THRILLER BEHIND THE HITCHCOCK FILM AND HIGHSMITHS FIRST NOVELBy the bestselling author of The Talented Mr Ripley and Carol Her books have stylistic texture, psychological depth, mesmeric readability SUNDAY TIMES The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense MARK BILLINGHAM A gem . . . A magnificent suspense DAILY MAILThe psychologists would call it folie a deux . . .Bruno slammed his palms together. "Hey! Cheeses, what an idea! I kill your wife and you kill my father! We meet on a train, see, and nobody knows we know each other! Perfect alibis! Catch?Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno are passengers on the same train. Haines is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno a mysterious smooth-talker with a sadistic proposal: hell murder Hainess wife if Haines will murder Brunos father. As Bruno carries out his twisted plan, Guy finds himself trapped in Highsmiths perilous world, where, under the right circumstances, ordinary people are capable of extraordinary crimes. From this moment, almost against his conscious will, he is trapped in a nightmare of shared guilt and an insidious merging of personalities. Author Biography Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year, she edited the college magazine, having decided at the age of sixteen to become a writer. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950), was made into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. The Talented Mr Ripley (1955), introduced the fascinating anti-hero Tom Ripley, and was made into an Oscar-winning film in 1999 by Anthony Minghella. Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland, in February 1995. Her last novel, Small g: A Summer Idyll, was published posthumously, the same year. Review Highsmith is a giant of the genre. The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense - Mark BillinghamTo call Patricia Highsmith a thriller writer is true but not the whole truth: her books have stylistic texture, psychological depth, mesmeric readability - Sunday TimesHer novels, with their mysterious non sequiturs, weird pairings and attractions and moments of stifled comedy, have an unearthly sheen all their own...Highsmith was a genuine one-off, and her books will haunt you - Daily TelegraphI love Highsmith so much . . . What a revelation her writing is - Gillian FlynnOne closes most of her books with a feeling that the world is more dangerous than one had ever imagined - New York Times Book Review Long Description The classic thriller behind the Hitchcock film, and Highsmiths first novel - soon to be remade by David Fincher, director of Gone Girl , with a screenplay by Gillian Flynn. By the bestselling author of The Talented Mr Ripley and Carol The psychologists would call it folie a deux . . .Bruno slammed his palms together. "Hey! Cheeses, what an idea! I kill your wife and you kill my father! We meet on a train, see, and nobody knows we know each other! Perfect alibis! Catch?From this moment, almost against his conscious will, Guy Haines is trapped in a nightmare of shared guilt and an insidious merging of personalities.The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer The Times Review Quote Highsmith is a giant of the genre. The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense - Mark BillinghamTo call Patricia Highsmith a thriller writer is true but not the whole truth: her books have stylistic texture, psychological depth, mesmeric readability - Sunday TimesHer novels, with their mysterious non sequiturs, weird pairings and attractions and moments of stifled comedy, have an unearthly sheen all their own...Highsmith was a genuine one-off, and her books will haunt you - Daily TelegraphI love Highsmith so much . . . What a revelation her writing is - Gillian FlynnOne closes most of her books with a feeling that the world is more dangerous than one had ever imagined - New York Times Book Review Promotional "Headline" The classic thriller behind the Hitchcock film, and Highsmiths first novel - soon to be remade by David Fincher, director of Gone Girl , with a screenplay by Gillian Flynn. Description for Sales People One of Patricia Highsmiths most successful novels, immortalised in Hitchcocks classic film, is now available in a beautiful Virago Designer Classic hardback edition. Details ISBN0349007276 Author Claire Messud Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2016 ISBN-10 0349007276 ISBN-13 9780349007274 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2016-09-08 Media Book Imprint Virago Press Ltd Subtitle A Virago Modern Classic Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1921 Death 1995 Pages 352 Language English Series Number 2297 UK Release Date 2016-09-08 Audience General NZ Release Date 2016-11-07 AU Release Date 2016-11-07 Series VMC We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:98485861;

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