{"product_id":"strangers-on-a-train","title":"Strangers on a Train","description":"\"For eliciting the menace that lurks in familiar surroundings, there's no one like Patricia Highsmith.\" ―Time\nThe world of Patricia Highsmith has always been filled with ordinary people, all of whom are capable of very ordinary crimes. This theme was present from the beginning, when her debut, Strangers on a Train, galvanized the reading public. Here we encounter Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno, passengers on the same train. But while Guy is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno turns out to be a sadistic psychopath who manipulates Guy into swapping murders with him. \"Some people are better off dead,\" Bruno remarks, \"like your wife and my father, for instance.\" As Bruno carries out his twisted plan, Guy is trapped in Highsmith's perilous world, where, under the right circumstances, anybody is capable of murder.\nThe inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1951 film, Strangers on a Train launched Highsmith on a prolific career of noir fiction, proving her a master at depicting the unsettling forces that tremble beneath the surface of everyday contemporary life.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0393321983\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0393321983.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Highsmith, Patricia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41584298295354,"sku":"DBV.0393321983.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0393321983-0.jpg?v=1786242931","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/strangers-on-a-train","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}