false 55136807 1644723 158885 0393321975 9780393321975 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172275060m/158885.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172275060s/158885.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/158885.A_Suspension_of_Mercy 3.95 80 The Talented Mr. Ripley, more film projects in production, and two biographies forthcoming, expatriate legend Patricia Highsmith would be shocked to see that she has finally arrived in her homeland. Throughout her career, Highsmith brought a keen literary eye and a genius for plumbing the psychopathic mind to more than thirty works of fiction, unparalleled in their placid deviousness and sardonic humor. With deadpan accuracy, she delighted in creating true sociopaths in the guise of the everyday man or woman. Now, one of her finest works is again in print: A Suspension of Mercy, a masterpiece of noir fantasy. With this novel, Highsmith revels in eliciting the unsettling psychological forces that lurk beneath the surface of everyday contemporary life.]]> 7622 3.84 7364 800 1965 4 0 false Sat May 09 04:43:35 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 08:29:45 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 04:43:35 -0700 2009