Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith (English) Paperback Book

Description: Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith The psychologists would call it folie a deux...Bruno slammed his palms together. We meet on a train, see, and nobody knows we know each other! 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The classic thriller behind the Hitchcock film - soon to be remade by David Fincher, director of Gone GirlThe 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. Notes Reissue number 2, rejacketed. The number one greatest crime writer The Times Back Cover A gem... A magnificent suspense Daily Mail The psychologists would call it folie a deux... Bruno slammed his palms together. "Hey! Cheeses, what an idea! We murder for each other, see? 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 A writer who created a world of her own - a world claustrophobic and irrational which we enter each time with a sense of personal danger Graham Greene Author Biography Patricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1921 but moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year she edited the college magazine, having decided to become a writer at the age of sixteen. Her first novel Strangers on a Train was made into a famous film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. Patricia Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland in 1995. Her last novel Small g- A Summer Idyll was published posthumously just over a month later Review "A gem... A magnificent suspense" Daily Mail "A writer who created a world of her own - a world claustrophobic and irrational which we enter each time with a sense of personal danger" -- Graham Greene "A true original in crime fiction and a superb writer" The Times Promotional The classic thriller behind the Hitchcock film - soon to be remade by David Fincher, director of Gone Girl Kirkus US Review The sphere of suspense for the story of a strange, parasitic attachment and the unbelievable events which follow. Guy Haines, on the way to Texas to divorce his wife Miriam so that he can marry Anne, is picked up by Charles Bruno, an alcoholic and a maniac, who suggests to him that he murder Miriam- in exchange for Guys murder of the father he hates. Dismissing this at the time, Guy later finds that Miriam has been murdered, and he is haunted by the reappearance of Bruno, threats, letters. Guy, composed and reputable at the time, is finally worn down by guilt, fear, sleeplessness, and he commits the murder that Bruno lays out for him. Never free of his conscience- or of Bruno-Brunos accidental death is the impetus for Guys eventual confession.... All of this seems quite unreasonable. (Kirkus Reviews) Review Text A gem... A magnificent suspense Review Quote A gem... A magnificent suspense Promotional "Headline" The classic thriller behind the Hitchcock film - soon to be remade by David Fincher, director of Gone Girl Details ISBN0099283077 Author Patricia Highsmith Year 1999 ISBN-10 0099283077 ISBN-13 9780099283072 Format Paperback Publication Date 1999-08-12 Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Media Book Short Title STRANGERS ON A TRAIN Language English Residence SZ Series Vintage Books Publisher Vintage Publishing Pages 272 UK Release Date 1999-08-12 AU Release Date 1999-08-12 NZ Release Date 1999-08-12 Birth 1856 Death 1939 Affiliation Suny Albany Position Associate Professor Qualifications FBA Alternative 9781784876777 Audience General 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:1124840;

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