A Suspension of Mercy: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics #180)
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- Synopsis
- By the bestselling author of The Talented Mr Ripley, Carol and Strangers on a Train'Highsmith's novels are peerlessly disturbing . . . bad dreams that keep us thrashing for the rest of the night' New YorkerSydney Bartleby has killed his wife. At least, he has thought about it, compulsively, repeatedly, plotting schemes, designing escapes, forging alibis. Of course he has; he's a thriller writer. He even knows how to dispose of her body. But when Alicia takes a long, unannounced holiday, Sydney descends into the treacherous world of his own fantasy.A masterpiece of noir fantasy in which Highsmith revels in eliciting the unsettling psychological forces that lurk beneath the surface of everyday life.
- Copyright:
- 1965
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 384 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780349004563
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780349004570
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- Date of Addition:
- 05/12/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Patricia Highsmith
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Introduction by:
- Joan Schenkar