“Patricia Highsmith’s novels are peerlessly disturbing . . .
bad dreams that keep us thrashing for the rest of the night.” —The
New Yorker Ray Garrett, a wealthy young American living in Europe,
is grieving over the death of his wife. Ray is at a loss for why she
would take her own life, but Peggy’s father Ed Coleman, has no such
uncertainty—he blames Ray completely. Late one night in Rome,
Coleman shoots Ray at point-blank range. He thinks he’s had his
revenge, but Ray survives, and follows Coleman and his wealthy
girlfriend to Venice. In Venice, it happens again: Coleman attacks
his loathed son-in-law, dumping him into the cold waters of the
laguna. Ray survives with the help of a boatman—and this time he
goes into hiding, living in a privately rented room under a fake name.
So begins an eerie game of cat and mouse. Coleman wants vengeance, Ray
wants a clear conscience, and the police want to solve the mystery of
what happened to the missing American. As Ray and Coleman stalk
each other through the narrow streets and canals, the hotels and bars
of the beguiling city, Those Who Walk Away becomes a literary thriller
that simmers with violence and unease from the acclaimed author of
such classics as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
“An atmosphere of nameless dread, of unspeakable foreboding,
permeates every page of Patricia Highsmith.” —The Boston Globe
“For eliciting the menace that lurks in familiar surroundings,
there’s no one like Patricia Highsmith.” —Time
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ISBN
9780802189110
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Grove Press (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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