Eleven

“frustration,..clamped his shoulders, weighed like a stone in his body, pressed hatred and tears up to his eyes, as if a volcano were churning in him.” Patricia Highsmith —the queen of creepy, but quietly so. Only one story is overtly violent (The Terrapin). All the stories have a high creep factor.......more

I keep expecting to find a Patricia Highsmith novel that sucks, but happily, have not found one yet. This is her first collection of stories, introduced by none other than Graham Greene, who reveals he is a fan (his favorite of her books at the point was Tremor of Forgery). Greene, a terrific writer......more

#abrilcontosmil Parece que me picou o bichinho da Patricia Highsmith depois da colecção de contos que li em Dezembro último. Não sendo grande fã de thrillers mas gostando de histórias inquietantes, acho que estas aqui têm o tamanho perfeito para sentir o nervoso miudinho até se chegar a desfechos mui......more

A estas alturas no es ningún secreto que Patricia Highsmith es una de mis diosas literarias. La descubrí primero con la serie de Ripley y a partir de ahí, me intenté leer casi todas sus novelas, y digo "casi" todas, porque no he tenido prisa para leérmelas todas porque no quiero que se me acaben, as......more

Patricia Highsmith is an author that has been on my roster of authors to try for years. I have finally begun the journey and I am so glad. This book contains 11 short stories that kept me on the edge of my seat. My favorite are as follows, The very first story The Snail Watcher-has changed the way I w......more