Book Preview Tom glanced behind him and saw the man coming out of the Green Cage, heading his way. Tom walked faster. There was no doubt that the man was after him. Tom had noticed him five minutes ago, eyeing him carefully from a table, as if he weren’t quite sure, but almost. He had … Read more
Book Preview ‘There’s no such thing as a perfect murder,’ Tom said to Reeves. ‘That’s just a parlour game, trying to dream one up. Of course you could say there are a lot of unsolved murders. That’s different.’ Tom was bored. He walked up and down in front of his big fireplace, where a small … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1 Tom stood in Georges and Marie’s bar-tabac with a nearly full cup of cafe express in his hand. He had paid, and Heloise’s two packs of Marlboros bulged his jacket pocket. Tom was watching a slot-machine game that someone else was playing. The screen showed a cartoon motorcyclist hurtling into the … Read more
Book Preview ADDITIONAL BOOKS BY PATRICIA HIGHSMITH PUBLISHED BY W. W. NORTON The Talented Mr. Ripley Ripley’s Game The Boy Who Followed Ripley Ripley Under Water Strangers on a Train The Price of Salt (as Claire Morgan) The Blunderer Deep Water This Sweet Sickness The Glass Cell A Suspension of Mercy A Dog’s Ransom Little … Read more
Book Preview ADDITIONAL BOOKS BY PATRICIA HIGHSMITH PUBLISHED BY W. W. NORTON The Talented Mr. Ripley Ripley Under Ground Ripley’s Game Ripley Under Water Strangers on a Train The Price of Salt (as Claire Morgan) The Blunderer Deep Water This Sweet Sickness The Glass Cell A Suspension of Mercy A Dog’s Ransom Little Tales of … Read more