A Dog'S Ransom Av Patricia Highsmith

<p><b>THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF<i> THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY</i>, <i>CAROL</i> AND <i>STRANGERS ON A TRAIN</i></b><br><br><b>''The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer'' <i>THE TIMES </i><br></b><b><br>''The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense'' MARK BILLINGHAM </b><br><br><b>''No one has created psychological suspense more densely and deliciously satisfying'' <i>VOGUE </i></b><br><br><i>''Dear Sir, I suppose you are pretty pleased with yourself? Superior to everyone, you think. A fancy apartment and a snob dog. You are a disgusting little machine, nothing else. Your days are numbered.''</i><br><br>Ed Reynolds, an editor at a prestigious publishing house, has received a number of anonymous poison pen letters. He has no idea who could bear such a grudge. Returning home one night, he finds a ransom note for his wife''s beloved French poodle: ''I have your dog Lisa. She is well and happy . . . I gather the dog is important to you? We''ll see!'' <br><br>The criminal has hit the Manhattan couple where it hurts most. And so, with this bizarre event, their nightmare begins. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbours into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. <i>A Dog''s Ransom</i> captures the fragility of middle-class life in this riveting and scathing tale.</p>