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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 legendary, cultish short story collection. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic... read more

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A young man asked a father for his daughter's hand, and received it in a box-her left hand.

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  1. Patricia Highsmith (Author)
 

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