New Releases by Patricia Highsmith

David Kelsey has an unyielding conviction that life will turn out all right for him. He just has to fix The Situation: he is in love with a married woman. Obsessed with Annabelle and the life he has imagined for them, David prepares to win her over, whatever it takes.

The nightmare is only beginning for a wealthy Manhattan couple, the Reynolds, when they receive a note saying that their beloved miniature poodle is being held for ransom.

When a troubled young runaway arrives on Tom Ripley''s French estate, he is drawn into a world he thought he''d left behind, the seedy underworld of Berlin and kidnapping plots, lies and deception. Ripley becomes the boy''s protector as a friendship develops between the young man with a guilty conscience and the older one with no conscience at all.

With the savage humor of Waugh and the macabre sensibility of Poe, Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) brought a distinctly contemporary acuteness to her prolific body of noir fiction. Including over 60 short stories written throughout her career, this collection reveals the stunning versatility and terrifying power of her work.

Tom Ripley detested murder. Unless it was absolutely necessary. Wherever possible, he preferred someone else to do the dirty work. In this case someone with no criminal record, who would commit ''two simple murders'' for a very generous fee.

The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with this work that reveals the chilling reality behind the idyllic facade of American suburban life.

Elf verhalen waarin steeds de menselijke zwakheid centraal staat.

Tom Ripley has a lovely house in the French countryside, a beautiful and very rich wife, and an art collection worthy of a connoisseur. But this gracious life has not come easily; it is based on murder, forgery, and smuggling, and could topple at any moment.

Kriminalroman.