Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

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The novel "Strangers on a Train" by Patricia Highsmith is as much mystery fiction as it is a psychological thriller. Guy Haines, a successful architect, is heading to his hometown in Texas from New York, where he hopes to finally settle an ongoing three-year divorce with his wife, Miriam. Miriam, who has cheated on Guy, is pregnant by another man, so Guy hopes she is finally serious about proceeding with the...

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Patricia Highsmith

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The author of numerous short story collections and novels, including Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, American-born fiction writer Patricia Highsmith enjoyed greater critical and comm... Read more