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The Blunderer

The Blunderer

by Patricia Highsmith

1986FictionFiction in EnglishSuburban lifeUxoricideFiction, general
5.0
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About this book

Two women die under similar circumstances--Melchior Kimmel killed his wife, Walter Stackhouse did not kill his. Lieutenant Corby, investigating the Stackhouse case, links it with the unsolved Kimmel murder. Then begins a nightmare for the two suspected men. Corby's wish to get at the truth becomes perverted by his ambition into an almost insane desire to extract confessions. Soon all three are caught in a trap from which there is no escape.

Themes & subjects

FictionFiction in EnglishSuburban lifeUxoricideFiction, generalFiction, psychological
First published 1986

About the author

Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith

19 Jan 1921 – 4 Feb 1995

Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories throughout her career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her writing derived influence from existentialist literature, and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She was dubbed "the poet of apprehension" by novelist Graham Greene. Her first novel, *Strangers on a Train*, has been adapted for stage and screen, the best known being the Alfred Hitchcock …

Author

Patricia Highsmith

First published

1986

Pages

288

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

25

Languages

English, German, French

Publisher

Heinemann

ISBN

9780393345049

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