Strangers on a Train (Penguin crime fiction) (VMC Designer Collection) (Penguin Joint Venture Readers S.)

by Patricia Highsmith

The psychologists would call it folie a deux...

'Bruno slammed his palms together. 'Hey! Cheeses, what an idea! I kill your wife and you kill my father! We meet on a train, see, and nobody knows we know each other! Perfect alibis! Catch?''

From this moment, almost against his conscious will, Guy Haines is trapped in a nightmare of shared guilt and an insidious merging of personalities.

• ISBN10: 0099283077
• ISBN13: 9780099283072
• Publish Date: 12 August 1999 (first published 30 May 1974)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Vintage
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

[Aidan Brack (Mysteries Ahoy)]

I said earlier in this review that it is rare for me to revisit a book. It is even rarer for me to get more out of it on subsequent reads. That I have found it a rewarding enough experience to revisit it twice now speaks to the book’s striking premise, bold characterization and interesting discussion of guilt and justice.

Read my full review at Mysteries Ahoy!