Found in the Street is a haunting psychological thriller, by the queen of the genre, in which there is only a breath between nightmare and reality.
Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year, she edited the college magazine, having decided at the age of sixteen to become a writer. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950), was made into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. The Talented Mr Ripley (1955), introduced the fascinating anti-hero Tom Ripley, and was made into an Oscar-winning film in 1999 by Anthony Minghella. Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland, in February 1995. Her last novel, Small g: A Summer Idyll, was published posthumously, the same year.
Uncomfortable, frightening, compulsive and, worst of all, terribly believable. It's vintage Highsmith - Time OutI love Highsmith so much . . . What a revelation her writing isNo one has created psychological suspense more densely and deliciously satisfying - VogueAn extremely clever novel . . . there is no one quite like Highsmith
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