Strangers on a train - patricia highsmith

Just in time for the centennial celebration of groundbreaking noir fiction writer Patricia Highsmith comes a reissue of her propulsive, engrossing debut, Strangers on a Train , with a new introduction by best-selling author Paula Hawkins.

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.

The inspiration for Alfred Hitchcocks classic 1951 film, Strangers on a Train launched Highsmiths prolific career, proving her a master at depicting the unsettling forces that tremble beneath the surface of everyday life.