Patricia Highsmith Libri

Nuova edizione, arricchita da una prefazione inedita di Andrea Camilleri, per il manuale di scrittura giallistica di Patricia Highsmith: il testo è un vero e proprio vademecum del thriller, che insegna a tessere la trama di una storia da brivido, ma è anche un manuale di scrittura di più ampia portata. La giallista americana svela come è strutturato un thriller, anche attraverso l'analisi di uno dei suoi stessi romanzi, "L'alibi di cristallo".

Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing countless novelists and filmmakers. In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a "sissy" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes enamored of the moneyed world of his new friend, Dickie Greenleaf. This fondness turns obsessive when Ripley is sent to Italy to bring back his libertine pal but grows enraged by Dickie's ambivalent feelings for Marge, a charming American dilettante. A dark reworking of Henry James's The Ambassadors , The Talented Mr. Ripley —is up to his tricks in a 90s film and also Rene Clement's 60s film, "Purple Noon."

La storia segue David Kelsey, un giovane scienziato ossessionato dal conquistare Annabelle, una donna sposata. La sua ossessione lo porta a creare una vita ideale per entrambi, completa di una baita che ha arredato per lei. Mentre naviga tra le sue illusioni e desideri, la narrazione esplora le profondità dell'ossessione umana e le lunghezze a cui si può arrivare per amore. Highsmith indaga abilmente le complessità del cuore umano, rendendo questo un racconto avvincente di desiderio e illusione.

Si racconta che quando ascoltò il famoso appello di John Fitzgerald Kennedy alla radio nel 1961 - “Non chiedete che cosa il vostro paese può fare per voi; chiedete che cosa potete fare voi per il vostro paese” - Patricia Highsmith si alzò, andò in cucina, e diede da mangiare ai suoi gatti. Per la regina del thriller, i gatti non sono stati solo compagni di vita, ma irresistibili tentazioni letterarie: i testi raccolti in questo volume illuminano con le tinte del giallo animali apparentemente innocenti, in realtà diabolici eredi dei felini che hanno imperversato a più riprese nella storia della letteratura, sulla scia di Poe, Colette, Bulgakov e molti altri. “I gatti hanno sempre un che di malizioso dietro le loro espressioni composte” scrive Patricia Highsmith, e inseguendo quello sguardo misterioso ci regala un’indagine sorprendente sul rapporto che gli uomini hanno con i loro amici più infedeli.

Philip Carter has spent six years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. On his release his beautiful wife is waiting for him. He has never had any reason to doubt her. Nor their friend, Sullivan. Carter has never been suspicious, or violent. But prison can change a man. 'The Glass Cell has lost little of its disturbing power . . . Highsmith was a genuine one-off, and her books will haunt you' Daily Telegraph ISBN-13: 978-0349004952 ISBN-10: 0349004951

In una notte d'inverno a Zurigo, un ragazzo viene accoltellato da due balordi, un atto di violenza che segna l'inizio di un racconto minimalista. La morte di Petey, un ventenne omosessuale, dà vita a una narrazione che ruota attorno a tre protagonisti: Rickie, un grafico quarantenne amante di Petey; Luisa, un'apprendista sarta innamorata di lui; e Renate, la datrice di lavoro di Luisa, afflitta da una fobia ossessiva verso gli omosessuali. Il bar-ristorante Jakob’s, noto anche come “G minuscola”, funge da punto di incontro per questi personaggi, riflettendo una varietà di estrazioni e preferenze sessuali. La storia si sviluppa in una breve estate, tra routine quotidiana e drammatici eventi che alterano le vite dei protagonisti. Sullo sfondo di una Zurigo apparentemente ordinata, l'autrice delinea ritratti indimenticabili di un'umanità in crisi, intrappolata in una “ordinaria follia” che la rende insensibile al delitto e apatica nei confronti della vita. Questi personaggi, incapaci di fare scelte autentiche, si lasciano vivere in una realtà che sfida la loro esistenza.

"Strangers on a Train" racconta la storia di Guy Haines e Charles Anthony Bruno, due passeggeri di un treno. Haines è un architetto di successo in fase di divorzio, mentre Bruno è un misterioso parlatore affascinante che gli propone un piano sadico: uccidere la moglie di Haines in cambio dell'assassinio del padre di Bruno. Mentre Bruno porta avanti il suo piano contorto, Guy si ritrova intrappolato nel mondo pericoloso di Highsmith, dove, nelle giuste circostanze, persone comuni possono compiere crimini straordinari. Ispirato al classico film di Alfred Hitchcock del 1951, "Strangers on a Train" ha segnato l'inizio della prolifica carriera di Highsmith, dimostrando la sua maestria nel ritrarre le forze inquietanti che si agitano sotto la superficie della vita quotidiana.

Elsie, una delle migliaia di ragazze che arrivano a New York in cerca di fortuna, è giovane, vitale, ambiziosa, una specie di calamita che attira gli sguardi di uomini e donne. Ralph Linderman, un missionario, solitario e fanatico, se ne innamora. Jack Sutherland, un illustratore di libri, aiuta Elsie a diventare modella e si innamora di lei. Per le strade del Village si svolge una lotta invisibile tra Jack e Ralph, tra lucidità e paranoia, classe e volgarità, bene e male. Come sempre nei romanzi della Highsmith, però, ogni manicheismo è fuori posto e l'ambiguità della scrittrice si rivela in un finale che è un'assoluta sorpresa.

Riferimento venditore: NA10470 Autore: Highsmith Patricia Argomento: Titolo Libro: Gente che bussa alla porta Sottotitolo Libro: Introduzione: Collana: Best thriller. N. 31 Editore: SuperPocket Luogo di Edizione: Milano Anno di Edizione: 2002 Formato: in 16° Volume: Lingua: Italiano Numero delle Pagine: 330 Legatura: Brossura editoriale illustrata Illustrazioni: Particolari: Difetti: Bibliografia: Note:

Il talento di Mr.Ripley non e solo quello di uccidere, ma anche di aiutare a superare i sensi di colpa per avere perpetrato un delitto. E cosi tenta di fare con il giovane Frank, che e convinto di avere provocato la morte del padre invalido.

Diciassette racconti in cui emerge un mondo femminile inusuale: finte invalide, vere assassine, mitomani convinte, fatue ballerine, religiose fanatiche, scrittrici incallite; donne ossessionate dall'ordine e dalla pulizia, vittime per vocazione; mogli, amanti, figlie, suocere, in diverso modo insopportabili, destinate a essere soppresse o a sopprimere. Un repertorio di donne diverse e detestabili, di cui vengono svelati e catalogati manie, vizi, difetti, senza paura di dimostrare che la misoginia a torto è considerata una prerogativa solo maschile. Una donna, sembra dire l'autrice senza riuscire a nascondere un sorriso, può avere molte - e molto buone - ragioni per odiare una sua simile.

Il trapestio dei passi sui ponti di Venezia, gli echi di una città che dissolve ogni ricordo, le ombre che si materializzano nelle calli: è questo lo sfondo del duello che contrappone due uomini precedentemente legati da un vincolo di parentela. Ed Coleman, pittore americano cinquantenne, e Ray Garrett, mercante d'arte ex genero di questi, si fronteggiano con la feroce intenzione di annullarsi a vicenda e di sfuggire alla realtà che li ha coinvolti in una sfida senza appello. A innescare la miccia di questo odio smisurato è il suicidio di Peggy Coleman motivato, a detta del padre, dalle distrazioni e dalle pressanti esigenze di Ray. E la perdita di quell'unico legame scatena in Ed un irrefrenabile desiderio di vendetta

Due amici. L'amante di entrambi. Un omicidio. Ramon, fanatico cattolico, ossessionato dall'idea di peccato, e Theo, generoso, responsabile, razionale, sono due amici che, oltre ad aver condiviso mille avventure, dividono la medesima amante, Leila, creatura libera e selvaggia, riluttante a qualsiasi legame stabile. Tornando da un viaggio, Theo trova Leila assassinata e sfregiata. L'accusa ricade sul suo amico Ramon che, inspiegabilmente, confessa il delitto. Ma la polizia non appare convinta della confessione di Ramon e Theo si rende presto conto dell'assurdità della confessione dell'amico. In un Messico assolato e ambiguo, l'autrice costruisce una trama fitta di colpi di scena, affondando la propria penna nelle pieghe più intime dell'animo umano.

Therese, diciannove anni, è un’apprendista scenografa che, per raggranellare qualche soldo, accetta un lavoro temporaneo in un grande magazzino durante il periodo natalizio. Il suo rapporto sentimentale con Richard si trascina stancamente, senza alcuna passione, tra voglia di coinvolgimento e desiderio di fuga: anche il viaggio che hanno progettato in Europa ora la intimorisce, le incute un’apprensione e una paura che non sa spiegarsi. È soltanto il rifiuto di un futuro che sta diventando troppo incombente, oppure si tratta dell’ennesimo indizio che la sua relazione amorosa è ormai giunta alla fine? La vita le appare come una nebulosa, come un’enorme incognita che non sa affrontare, finché, in una gelida mattina di dicembre, nel reparto giocattoli dove lavora non compare una donna bellissima e sofisticata, in cerca di doni per la figlia. I grigi occhi della sconosciuta catturano Therese, la turbano e la soggiogano, e d’un tratto la giovane si ritrova proiettata in un mondo di cui non sospettava nemmeno l’esistenza. È l’amore, delicato e titubante, languido e diverso, disperato e segnato da crisi e recriminazioni, eppur sempre sconvolgente come la vicenda che le due donne si apprestano a vivere, una storia in cui Patricia Highsmith ha saputo magistralmente fondere la suspense dei suoi thriller e la dolcezza del suo animo.

The Borrowers are tiny people who live under the floor of the Lender family's house. A nasty lawyer, Ocious P. Potter, wants to pull down the Lender's home, but young Peter Lender meets Arrietty Clock, a Borrower, and they join forces to try and stop him.

Sometimes, normality hides terrible things. This is what Patricia Highsmith seems to tell us in this collection of stories where no one is what they appear to be. A handful of men and women are enveloped in an aura of absolute normality, but sometimes, trapped by circumstances, they can behave in very strange ways, sometimes with irreversible consequences. This is the case of the retired Skipperton, who takes a neighborhood conflict too far, or Don, a man obsessed with his neighbor's correspondence, or even Dr. McCullough, who contemplates the idea of murdering an old friend he actually detests. We will also see how far Helen's anguish can go after losing her daughter, or what Ginnie feels when she kills someone for the first time, even if it is in self-defense. All of them were, apparently, ordinary people with whom any of us could identify. In these stories, Patricia Highsmith brings to light the darkest and most unsettling side of the human mind and shows how, many times, the boundary that separates good from evil can become imperceptible.

The diaries of Patricia Highsmith offer an intimate glimpse into the mind of one of the 20th century's most complex novelists. These writings reveal her struggles, thoughts, and creative processes, providing a unique perspective on her life and the literary world. As a significant literary event of 2021, this collection promises to engage readers with Highsmith's conflicts and insights, showcasing her profound impact on literature.

Exploring the universal nature of secrets, this book delves into the hidden aspects of human experience that everyone grapples with. Through candid reflections, it reveals personal truths and shared vulnerabilities, inviting readers to confront their own secrets. The narrative unfolds in a straightforward manner, emphasizing the importance of honesty and self-acceptance. It offers a unique perspective on the complexities of identity and the connections formed through our hidden lives.

Essential for understanding Patricia Highsmith’s transgressive life and prophetic work, this volume is also “one of the most observant and ecstatic accounts . . . about being young and alive in New York City” (Dwight Garner,― New York Times ). Before Alfred Hitchcock adapted her debut novel, Strangers on a Train , for the big screen; before her suave and sociopathic Thomas Ripley snaked his way into the canon of psychological suspense; and before The Price of Salt became a cult classic of romantic obsession, who was Patricia Highsmith?Focused on her formative years in Manhattan, this condensed edition of Highsmith’s monumental Diaries and Notebooks reveals “Pat” at her most passionate and florescent. Beginning in 1941 at Barnard College and encompassing the Texas native’s adventurous twenties,? The New York Years intertwines scenes from her dizzying social life―rife with sleepless nights barhopping in the queer underground Greenwich Village scene, always juggling too many lovers―with an intimate self-portrait of a young artist who by day dispassionately wrote comics for a paycheck. Amid all the hangovers and the breakups, she read voraciously and honed her craft with verve. Laid bare in this perennial reader’s edition are the bold, hilarious, romantic, tragic, and maddeningly contradictory observations of one of “our greatest modernist writers” (Gore Vidal).

NOW A MAJOR NEW NETFLIX SERIESTom Ripley wants money, success, and the good life - and he's willing to kill for it.Struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors (and the law), Ripley leaps at the chance to start afresh on a free trip to Europe. But when his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking.Now a[Bokinfo].

WITH NORTON'S PUBLICATION OF "Slowly, Slowly in the Wind and "The Black House, Patricia Highsmith's entire body of work is now back in print. First published in 1970 and 1981, respectively, these two volumes are among Highsmith's must nuanced and psychologically suspenseful works. "Slowly, Slowly in the Wind gathers stories that explore the hypocrisies or the Catholic Church, the writing life, Poe-like horror fantasies, and more. The stories in "The Black House mine classic Highsmith Terrain as they sketch the lives of suburban dwellers that appear quite normal at first but unravel to reveal their proximity to the macabre. Both collections are perfect examples of Highsmith's view of human nature and a fitting capstone to the reintroduction of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers.

Mit diesen handlichen Bänden kann sich jeder auf besonders unterhaltsame Weise in der englischen Sprache fortbilden. Weniger bekannte Vokabeln sind erläutert.

Published to celebrate the centenary of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers, this is the most comprehensive volume of Highsmith's short fiction. Includes two newly discovered stories.

This is a classic novel from the author of 'The Talented Mr Ripley'.

In this collection of stories, the author demonstrates through a wide variety of themes how obsessions devour their victims. The threat comes from within, often barely acknowledged and then only when it is too late.

A gripping novel that explores the shifting sands of moral values - is murder still murder when committed in a lawless place?

Le plaisir de lire en V.O.Ce recueil de 10 nouvelles anglaises et américaines d'auteurs contemporains (R. Dahl, P. Highsmith, I. Asimov, etc.) et de genres très divers a pour but d'aider les élèves à lire de manière autonome en anglais.Les premières nouvelles sont accompagnées d'une aide à la lecture importante, qui va décroissant alors que les élèves gagnent en confiance.- Chaque nouvelle est suivie d'une fiche de lecture qui aide à la compréhension du texte et propose des activités et des exercices.- Les nouvelles choisies reposent toutes sur une intrigue qui incite l'élève à aller jusqu'au bout de l'histoire.

O terceiro romance da série é um dos mais matizados em termos psicológicos - particularmente memorável pelo seu humor negro -, tendo sido aclamado pela crítica pela sua capacidade de manipular as regras do género.

A major new reissue of the work of a classic noir novelist.

"Highsmith's writing is wicked . . . it puts a spell on you, after which you feel altered, even tainted."-Entertainment Weekly

Patricia Highsmith's "The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder" explores the dark side of animals, portraying them with human-like murderous thoughts. Stories feature a truffle-hunting pig and a disillusioned circus elephant, showcasing animals as powerful beings capable of chaos, transforming them from pets into agents of destruction.

Set in 1950s suburban America, this gripping tale weaves a sinister narrative filled with madness, dread, and murder. The story delves into the dark undercurrents of seemingly idyllic life, exploring the psychological complexities of its characters. With a reputation as a master of crime fiction, the author crafts a chilling atmosphere that keeps readers on edge, revealing the hidden horrors lurking beneath the surface of suburban tranquility.

Sechs spannende Stories der »mistress of suspense«: The Terrapin - The Button - A Shot from Nowhere - Broken Glass - Mrs Afton, Among Thy Green Braes - The Fully-Licensed Whore - The Wife. Texte in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

In a small Pennsylvania town, Robert Forrester is recuperating from a nasty divorce and a bout of psychological trouble. One evening, while driving home, he sees a pretty young woman framed by her bright kitchen window. Soon, he can't keep himself away. But when Robert is inevitably discovered, obsession is turned on its head, and he finds himself unable to shake the young woman, nor entirely sure whether he should. Recently made into a major motion picture starring Julia Stiles and Paddy Considine, "The Cry of the Owl" is essential Highsmith, a modern classic ready to be reborn.

Remember Dickie Greenleaf? Tom Ripley killed him. The only thing is he keeps ringing Tom up. Enough to make even a cool cucumber like Ripley uneasy. This book immerses the reader in Tom's world at Belle Ombre with the lovely Heloise and the very shadowy world of art forgery and murder.

The Buckmaster Gallery is staging another Derwatt exhibition, but now an American collector claims that the expensive masterpiece he bought three years ago is a fake. Ripley needs the perfect solution to keep his role in the fraud a secret and his reputation clean but not everyone's nerves are as steady as his. Especially when it comes to murder.

The Blunderer was written by Highsmith in between Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley. The novel follows the young, successful and handsome, Walter Stackhouse who seems to have it all, that is, until the day his wife's body is found at the bottom of a cliff. Under the intense scrutiny of the investigation he commits one mistake, then another, until - in true Highsmithian fashion - Walter finds his perfect life derailed. Now Walter is running from the obsessions of the murderer, and the suspicions of the lead cop, not to mention his own increasingly life-threatening blunders.

To everyone around them, Melinda and Vic Van Allen are the perfect couple - young, wealthy and attractive. But when their love sours, their mind games reach a twisted, dangerous climax

A collection of stories, based on natural and unnatural catastrophes and exploring the macabre and its meaning.

The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with this work that reveals the chilling reality behind the idyllic facade of American suburban life.

Two men meet in the picturesque backstreets of Athens. Chester MacFarlane is a conman with multiple false identities, near the end of his rope and on the run with his young wife Colette. Rydal Keener is a young drifter looking for adventure. He finds it in one evening as the law catches up to Chester and Colette, and their fates become fatally entwined. Patricia Highsmith draws us deep into a cross-European game of cat and mouse in this masterpiece of suspense from the author of 'The talented Mr Ripley'. Now a major film starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac. This special edition includes a foreword by director and screenwriter Hossein Amini.

Long out of print, this Highsmith classic resurfaces with a vengeance. The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of this novel that will give dog owners nightmares for years to come. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In 'A Dog's Ransom', Highsmith blends a savage humor with brilliant social satire in this dark tale of a highminded criminal who hits a wealthy Manhattan couple where it hurts the most when he kidnaps their beloved poodle. This work attests to Highsmith's reputation as "the poet of apprehension" (Graham Greene).

Contemporary / American English (Available April 2008) Guy Haines is travelling through Texas on a train when a stranger invites him to share a meal. But the stranger has a terrible plan. You murder my father, and I'll murder your wife,' he suggests. So begins Guy's journey into a world of madness, lies and death.

Verhalen waarin telkens een moord een grote rol speelt.

Collection of sixteen short stories featuring cats and crimes.

Like the film, The Talented Mr. Ripley, a young working-class man creates multiple identities in order to become part of the wealthy elite – and kills to keep his lies a secret. New Copycat Killers podcasts drop each Thursday. Next week, Forensic Psychologist Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner and the experts analyze the gruesome murder inspired by the movie, Primal Fear. Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at

Over thirty chilling tales of gruesome evil—a man buried alive; a young girl dancing to her death; Jack the Ripper alive and well in modern Chicago and many more haunting terrors! --front flap

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. The Talented Mr Ripley, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future continuous, reported questions, third conditional, was going to and ellipsis. A small number of illustrations support the text. In the 1950s, Tom Ripley travels from the United States of America to Italy, to find Dickie Greenleaf and bring him home to his father. But when Tom sees Dickie's money and relaxed way of life, he becomes jealous and begins to make other plans.

Fourteen spine-tingling stories of suspense include P. D. James's ""The Victim,"" in which a gorgeous celebrity uses her infatuated ex-husband as a murder weapon, and tales by Ruth Rendell, Patricia Highsmith, and other authors.CONTENTSA Man Around the House by Nancy PickardA Glowing Future by Ruth RendellCatalyst by Evan HunterDeath of a Romance Writer by Joan HessBy the Time You Read This by Larry S. HokeAll At Once, No Alice by Cornell WoolrichI Don’t Do Divorce Cases by David JusticeKilling Howard by Ralph McInernyThe Victim by P.D. JamesThe Brothers by Lawrence TreatBreakfast Television by Robert BarnardA Letter Too Late by Henry SlesarThe Betrayers by Stanley EllinThe Perfect Alibi by Patricia Highsmith

Stories included: Man Overboard (Sir Winston Churchill) Timber (John Galsworthy) The Angry Street (G. K. Chesterton) The Call of Wings (Agatha Christie) The Cherries (Lawrence Durrell) A Man From Glasgow (Somerset Maugham) Earth to Earth (Robert Graves) The Grey Ones (J. B. Priestley) The Man Who Didn't Ask Why (C. S. Forester) All But Empty (Graham Greene) Animals or Human Beings (Angus Wilson) Something Strange (Kingsley Amis) The Post-Mortem Murder (Sinclair Lewis) The Dance (F. Scott Fitzgerald) A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner) The Bronze Door (Raymond Chandler) A Man Who Had No Eyes (MacKinlay Kantor) The Affair at 7 Rue de M-- (John Steinback) The Snail Watcher (Patricia Highsmith) Inferiority Complex (Evan Hunter) The Terrible Answer (Paul Gallico) Miriam (Truman Capote) Exterminator (William Burroughs) During the Jurassic (John Updike)

13 ausgezeichnete Kriminal-Stories aus dem führenden Kriminal-Magazin der Welt: 1: Dorothy A. Collins berichtet von Zwillingsschwestern, die sich hassen... 2: Patricia Highsmith beschäftigt sich mit Kidnappern... 3: Donald E. Westlake beschreibt die Ängste eines Toten... 4: Mignon Warner hat sich einen großen Bluff einfallen lassen... 5: Dave Thornburg hat sich ausgiebig mit Darwin befaßt... 6: Ernest Savage zeigt, was wahre Freundschaft ist... 7: Robert L. Fishs Schmuggler ist der beste der Welt... 8: Bill Pronzini hat sich einen besonderen Trick ausgedacht... 9: Ron Goularts Erpresser fällt auf die Nase... 10: Jack Ritchie löst den Fall des »Mitternachtsmörders«<... 11: Edward D. Hoch bringt Captain Leopold in Versuchung.. 12: Cornell Woolrich täuscht einen Selbstmord vor... 13: James P. Williams beweist, was man mit Ehrgeiz erreicht... 13 Stories-13 Volltreffer!

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"Suave, agreeable, and completely amoral ... Tom Ripley stops at nothing--not even murder--to accomplish his goals."--Jacket

In a chilling literary hall of mirrors, Patricia Highsmith introduces Tom Ripley. Like a latter-day Henry James Hero, he is sent to Italy with the commission to coax Dickie Greenleaf back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds himself very fond of this prodigal young American. He wants to be like him - exactly like him. Suave, agreeable, and utterly amoral, Ripley stops at nothing-certainly not only one murder-to accomplish his goal.

Die Anthologie 'Heimliche Gedichte' präsentiert Gedichte von Romanciers, die oft unbeachtet blieben. Viele dieser Werke erscheinen erstmals auf Deutsch oder in Buchform, was einen neuen Blick auf die literarischen Schätze ermöglicht.

Barcelona. 21 cm. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Obras selectas de Patricia Highsmith) (Obras maestras del crimen y misterio', numero coleccion(5). Highsmith, Patricia 1921-1995. Ripley's game. Patricia Highsmith traducción, Jordi Beltrán. Traducción del inglés. Beltrán, Jordi. 1941-. Crímenes imaginarios. El juego del escondite .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario.

Diese Auswahl umfasst fünf Short Stories der Psychologin Patricia Highsmith, die eindrucksvoll zeigt, dass es für die Erkundung seelischer Untiefen keinen Mord braucht. Mit unerwarteten Wendungen und tiefen Einsichten ins Allzumenschliche beleuchtet der Erzählband eine besondere Facette der Autorin.

Cizinci ve vlaku -- Houkání sovy -- Posedlost láskou. Protagonisty všech tří románů jsou lidé charakterově slabí, nervově labilní a někdy dokonce na pokraji duševní choroby, přesto jsou to však lidé, kteří by své potíže bez podnětu okolí nikdy neřešili vraždou. Stačí však souhrn náhod a vnější impuls, aby své konflikty řešili promyšleným zločinem. Tři detektivní romány, v nichž autorka klade důraz na psychologickou motivaci jednání lidí labilních, charakterově slabých až psychicky nemocných.