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Dog's Ransom A Virago Modern Classic

Highsmith, Patricia
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780349004891
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Virago Press Ltd
Vekt
211 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

Forfatter
Highsmith, Patricia

Biographical note

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.

Dog's Ransom A Virago Modern Classic

Highsmith, Patricia
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk
Highsmith, Patricia
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk
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The<b> No.1 Greatest Crime Writer </b>

The Times

I love Highsmith so much . . . <b>What a revelation her writing is</b>

- Gillian Flynn,

Highsmith is a <b>giant of the genre</b>. The original, the best, the gloriously <b>twisted Queen of Suspense </b>

- Mark Billingham,

Se alle

For eliciting the menace that lurks in familiar surroundings, there's no one like Patricia Highsmith

Time

No one has created psychological suspense more <b>densely and deliciously satisfying</b>

Vogue

(Highsmith) edges her readers toward the insane territory inhabited by her people . . . readers are sure to be left feeling by<b> turns startled, oppresed, amused and queasy </b>

New York Times Book Review

I love Highsmith so much . . . What a revelation her writing is

- Gillian Flynn,

No one has created psychological suspense more deliciously satisfying

Vogue

Highsmith is a giant of the genre. The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense

- Mark Billingham,

The no.1 greatest crime writer

The Times

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, CAROL AND STRANGERS ON A TRAIN'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' THE TIMES 'The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense' MARK BILLINGHAM 'No one has created psychological suspense more densely and deliciously satisfying' VOGUE 'Dear Sir, I suppose you are pretty pleased with yourself? Superior to everyone, you think. A fancy apartment and a snob dog. You are a disgusting little machine, nothing else. Your days are numbered.'Ed Reynolds, an editor at a prestigious publishing house, has received a number of anonymous poison pen letters. He has no idea who could bear such a grudge. Returning home one night, he finds a ransom note for his wife's beloved French poodle: 'I have your dog Lisa. She is well and happy . . . I gather the dog is important to you? We'll see!' The criminal has hit the Manhattan couple where it hurts most. And so, with this bizarre event, their nightmare begins. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbours into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. A Dog's Ransom captures the fragility of middle-class life in this riveting and scathing tale.
Les mer
The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with this novel that will give dog owners nightmares for years to come. Highsmith blends savage humour with brilliant social satire in this dark tale.
Les mer
'Dear Sir, I suppose you are pretty pleased with yourself? Superior to everyone, you think. A fancy apartment and a snob dog. You are a disgusting little machine, nothing else. Your days are numbered.'Ed Reynolds, an editor at a prestigious publishing house, has received a number of anonymous poison pen letters. He has no idea who could bear him such a grudge. Returning home one night, he finds a ransom note for his wife's beloved French poodle: 'I have your dog Lisa. She is well and happy . . . I gather the dog is important to you? We'll see!' The criminal has hit the Manhattan couple where it hurts most. And so, with this bizarre event, their nightmare begins. A Dog's Ransom captures the fragility of middle-class life in this riveting, scathing tale.'For eliciting the menace that lurks in familiar surroundings, there's no one like Patricia Highsmith' Time'Highsmith is a giant of the genre. The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense' Mark Billingham'No one has created psychological suspense more deliciously satisfying' Vogue
Les mer
The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer
I love Highsmith so much . . . What a revelation her writing isHighsmith is a giant of the genre. The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of SuspenseNo one has created psychological suspense more densely and deliciously satisfying - Vogue(Highsmith) edges her readers toward the insane territory inhabited by her people . . . readers are sure to be left feeling by turns startled, oppresed, amused and queasy - New York Times Book ReviewFor eliciting the menace that lurks in familiar surroundings, there's no one like Patricia Highsmith - TimeThe No.1 Greatest Crime Writer - The Times
Les mer
Highsmith blends savage humour with brilliant social satire in this dark tale.

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The<b> No.1 Greatest Crime Writer </b>

The Times

I love Highsmith so much . . . <b>What a revelation her writing is</b>

- Gillian Flynn,

Highsmith is a <b>giant of the genre</b>. The original, the best, the gloriously <b>twisted Queen of Suspense </b>

- Mark Billingham,

Se alle

For eliciting the menace that lurks in familiar surroundings, there's no one like Patricia Highsmith

Time

No one has created psychological suspense more <b>densely and deliciously satisfying</b>

Vogue

(Highsmith) edges her readers toward the insane territory inhabited by her people . . . readers are sure to be left feeling by<b> turns startled, oppresed, amused and queasy </b>

New York Times Book Review

I love Highsmith so much . . . What a revelation her writing is

- Gillian Flynn,

No one has created psychological suspense more deliciously satisfying

Vogue

Highsmith is a giant of the genre. The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense

- Mark Billingham,

The no.1 greatest crime writer

The Times

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, CAROL AND STRANGERS ON A TRAIN'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' THE TIMES 'The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense' MARK BILLINGHAM 'No one has created psychological suspense more densely and deliciously satisfying' VOGUE 'Dear Sir, I suppose you are pretty pleased with yourself? Superior to everyone, you think. A fancy apartment and a snob dog. You are a disgusting little machine, nothing else. Your days are numbered.'Ed Reynolds, an editor at a prestigious publishing house, has received a number of anonymous poison pen letters. He has no idea who could bear such a grudge. Returning home one night, he finds a ransom note for his wife's beloved French poodle: 'I have your dog Lisa. She is well and happy . . . I gather the dog is important to you? We'll see!' The criminal has hit the Manhattan couple where it hurts most. And so, with this bizarre event, their nightmare begins. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbours into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. A Dog's Ransom captures the fragility of middle-class life in this riveting and scathing tale.
Les mer
The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with this novel that will give dog owners nightmares for years to come. Highsmith blends savage humour with brilliant social satire in this dark tale.
Les mer
'Dear Sir, I suppose you are pretty pleased with yourself? Superior to everyone, you think. A fancy apartment and a snob dog. You are a disgusting little machine, nothing else. Your days are numbered.'Ed Reynolds, an editor at a prestigious publishing house, has received a number of anonymous poison pen letters. He has no idea who could bear him such a grudge. Returning home one night, he finds a ransom note for his wife's beloved French poodle: 'I have your dog Lisa. She is well and happy . . . I gather the dog is important to you? We'll see!' The criminal has hit the Manhattan couple where it hurts most. And so, with this bizarre event, their nightmare begins. A Dog's Ransom captures the fragility of middle-class life in this riveting, scathing tale.'For eliciting the menace that lurks in familiar surroundings, there's no one like Patricia Highsmith' Time'Highsmith is a giant of the genre. The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense' Mark Billingham'No one has created psychological suspense more deliciously satisfying' Vogue
Les mer
The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer
I love Highsmith so much . . . What a revelation her writing isHighsmith is a giant of the genre. The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of SuspenseNo one has created psychological suspense more densely and deliciously satisfying - Vogue(Highsmith) edges her readers toward the insane territory inhabited by her people . . . readers are sure to be left feeling by turns startled, oppresed, amused and queasy - New York Times Book ReviewFor eliciting the menace that lurks in familiar surroundings, there's no one like Patricia Highsmith - TimeThe No.1 Greatest Crime Writer - The Times
Les mer
Highsmith blends savage humour with brilliant social satire in this dark tale.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780349004891
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Virago Press Ltd
Vekt
211 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

Forfatter
Highsmith, Patricia

Biographical note

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.

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