The cry of the owl | patricia highsmith

Extraordinary.

one of her finest novels GuardianIf everybody in the world didnt keep watching to see what everybody else did, wed all go berserk.

Jenny believes that sighting an owl is a portent of death.

When she spots a stranger looking in through her window one night, she believes that he is an omen too.

But fate doesnt work in the way that either of them expect.

This novel of suspense and paranoia draws on Highsmiths own experience of being a stalker.