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Strangers on a Train

by Patricia Highsmith

A chance encounter, a dangerous bargain

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A chance encounter, a dangerous bargain

A shared train journey brings Guy Haines, an architect navigating a divorce, into conversation with Charles Anthony Bruno, whose proposal turns an ordinary meeting into a murder pact. As Bruno acts on his side of the bargain, the novel places Guy in a predicament shaped by complicity, coercion, and the possibility of crime beneath everyday respectability. Patricia Highsmith’s debut is also the source of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 film adaptation; this reissue includes an introduction by Paula Hawkins.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in classic noir fiction and crime plots built around a moral dilemma.
  • Readers curious about the source of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 film adaptation.
  • Readers interested in stories about complicity and the unsettling possibilities of ordinary life.

Themes

Complicity and coercionCrime and moral responsibilityThe hidden potential for violence in ordinary life

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Book overview

Just in time for the centennial celebration of groundbreaking noir fiction writer Patricia Highsmith comes a reissue of her propulsive, engrossing debut, Strangers on a Train, with a new introduction by best-selling author Paula Hawkins. Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno are passengers on the same train. Haines is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno a mysterious smooth-talker with a sadistic proposal: he'll murder Haines's wife if Haines will murder Bruno's father. As Bruno carries out his twisted plan, Guy finds himself trapped in Highsmith's perilous world, where, under the right circumstances, ordinary people are capable of extraordinary crimes. The inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1951 film, Strangers on a Train launched Highsmith's prolific career, proving her a master at depicting the unsettling forces that tremble beneath the surface of everyday life.

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