Conman Chester MacFarland is enjoying a European vacation with his much younger beautiful wife, Colette, when his financial scams in the States catch up with him in Greece. When a Greek police officer – on behalf of the US authorities – approaches him in his Athens hotel with some awkward questions about his identity, Chester…
Read more No 362 The Two Faces of January by Patricia Highsmith
Today marks 100 years since the birth of Patricia Highsmith and I thought it was as good a day as any to review her debut novel Strangers on a Train. I’ve read quite a few of Highsmith’s novels but was really surprised to learn that this was her debut as it is astonishingly assured, maintaining…
Well, I started this year with good bloggish intentions – lots of reading, lots of posting, lots of keeping up to date with all my favourite blogs. Then this happened… Torn ligaments in my ankle meant three weeks of rest, which in theory sounds lovely, but in practice is a bit of a head melter.…
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