num_pages: 271
description: Long out of print, this Highsmith classic resurfaces with a vengeance. The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of this novel that will give dog owners nightmares for years to come. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In 'A Dog's Ransom', Highsmith blends a savage humor with brilliant social satire in this dark tale of a highminded criminal who hits a wealthy Manhattan couple where it hurts the most when he kidnaps their beloved poodle. This work attests to Highsmith's reputation as "the poet of apprehension" (Graham Greene).
language: English
title: A Dog's Ransom
titlecomplete: A Dog's Ransom
characters: Pete Manzoni, Clarence Duhamell, Marylyn Coomes, Greta Reynolds, Kenneth Rowajinski, Ed Reynolds
genres: 20th Century, Audiobook, Crime, American, Suspense, Thriller, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 921
places: New York City, New York
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company