A Dog's Ransom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393323368)

The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of this novel that will give dog owners nightmares for years to come. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In A Dog's Ransom, Highsmith blends a savage humor with brilliant social satire in this dark tale of a highminded criminal who hits a wealthy Manhattan couple where it hurts the most when he kidnaps their beloved poodle. This work attesets to Highsmith's reputation as "the poet of apprehension" (Graham Greene).

Author: Patricia Highsmith
ISBN-10: 0393323366
ISBN-13: 9780393323368
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 08/17/2002
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.84w x 0.68d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2003 pg. 124