{"title":"Patricia Highsmith","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePatricia Highsmith was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"strangers-on-a-train-1st-edition","title":"Strangers on a Train","description":"Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. First American edition. First printing from 1950 in VG condition. There is a long friendly dated (New years eve 1956) inscription by Highsmith to the front endpage. The binding is firm, pages are clean, the boards are toned with some chipping to top of spine. The unrestored jacket has marking to front inside flap and minor chipping to top of the spine. It has been trimmed 3-4mm at the bottom (not apparent unless removed from the brodart sleeve) no other markings. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Strangers on a Train\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\nSo, Strangers on a Train (1950) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith about two men whose lives become entangled after one of them proposes they \"trade\" murders.\r\n\r\nThe psychologists would call it folie a deux...\r\n\r\n'Bruno slammed his palms together. 'Hey! Cheeses, what an idea! I kill your wife and you kill my father! We meet on a train, see, and nobody knows we know each other! Perfect alibis! Catch?''\r\n\r\nFrom this moment, almost against his conscious will, Guy Haines is then trapped in a nightmare of shared guilt. As well as an insidious merging of personalities.\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eRelated Links\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\nSo, more books by Patricia Highsmith \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/book_author\/patricia-highsmith\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehere.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\r\n\r\nAlso, more books by Harpers \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/book_publisher\/harpers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehere.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Patricia Highsmith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40594535776465,"sku":"SBID_00281146","price":5250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/products\/strangers-on-a-train-1650511.jpg?v=1784566044"},{"product_id":"the-blunderer_uk_1st","title":"The Blunderer - UK 1st","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst UK edition, first impression from 1956 published by Cresset. The book is in near fine condition, pages clean, binding firm, no markings. The jacket has some shelf wear to extremities, there is chipping but no loss, Now in removable protective sleeve. Please see pics, for reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor two years the young, successful and handsome Walter Stackhouse has been a faithful and supportive husband to his wife, Clara. She is distant and neurotic, and Walter finds himself harbouring gruesome fantasies about her demise. Then Clara’s dead body turns up at the bottom of a cliff in a manner uncannily resembling the recent death of a woman named Helen Kimmel who was murdered by her husband. Under the intense scrutiny of the investigation he commits one mistake, then another, until – in true Highsmithian fashion – Walter finds his perfect life derailed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia Highsmith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56765325738366,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/the-blunderer-uk-1st-9629704.jpg?v=1773753562"},{"product_id":"the-tremor-of-forgery","title":"The Tremor of Forgery","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst UK edition of The Tremor of Forgery by Patricia Highsmith (1969)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst impression \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium format hardback in near fine condition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome slight wear to extremities of boards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome wear and tearing to extremities of dust jacket (in very good condition), now in a removable protective sleeve\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome very minor toning to extremities of end pages, otherwise main page block is clean, binding firm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia Highsmith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57988889936254,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/the-tremor-of-forgery-9680018.jpg?v=1789850131"},{"product_id":"this-sweet-sickness-uk-1st","title":"This Sweet Sickness - UK 1st","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst UK edition first impression from 1961 in VG condition, there is foxing to some pages, the worst of which are in the photographs, the binding is firm, there is a mark to the front blank endpage. the jackef has some general wear, now in removable protective sleeve, please see pics for reference\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Sweet Sickness is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith, about a man who is obsessed with a woman who has rejected his advances. It is a \"painful novel about obsessive imaginary love\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia Highsmith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58092833735038,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/Patricia_Highsmith_this_sweet_sickness_front_cover.jpg?v=1790324734"},{"product_id":"the-two-faces-of-january-uk-1st","title":"The Two Faces of January - UK 1st","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst Uk edition first impression in near fine condition, there is a mark to the front endpage and foxing to pre text pages and page block, binding is firm. please see pics for reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo men meet in the picturesque backstreets of Athens. Chester MacFarland 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia Highsmith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58092961726846,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/Patricia_Highsmith_The_Two_Faces_of_January_Front_cover.jpg?v=1790327122"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/collections\/patricia-highsmith-books.oembed","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}