A Dog's Ransom A Virago Modern Classic

<p><b>THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY</i>, <i>CAROL</i> AND <i>STRANGERS ON A TRAIN</i></b><br> <br> <b>'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' <i>THE TIMES</i><br></b> <b><br> 'The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense' MARK BILLINGHAM</b><br> <br> <b>'No one has created psychological suspense more densely and deliciously satisfying' <i>VOGUE</i></b><br> <br> <i>'Dear Sir, I suppose you are pretty pleased with yourself? Superior to everyone, you think. A fancy apartment and a snob dog. You are a disgusting little machine, nothing else. Your days are numbered.'</i><br> <br> Ed Reynolds, an editor at a prestigious publishing house, has received a number of anonymous poison pen letters. He has no idea who could bear such a grudge. Returning home one night, he finds a ransom note for his wife's beloved French poodle: 'I have your dog Lisa. She is well and happy . . . I gather the dog is important to you? We'll see!'<br> <br> The criminal has hit the Manhattan couple where it hurts most. And so, with this bizarre event, their nightmare begins. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbours into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. <i>A Dog's Ransom</i> captures the fragility of middle-class life in this riveting and scathing tale.</p>