Those who walk away

by Patricia Highsmith

Overview

Tragicheskaya i neob"yasnimaya gibel' zheny raskalyvaet nadvoe zhizn' Reya Garreta. Kazalos' by, molodyh suprugov, uvlechennyh kar'eroj v mire iskusstva, zhdalo bezoblachnoe budushchee, odnako vskore yunuyu zhenu nahodyat v vanne so vskrytymi venami. Versiya samoubijstva ne ustraivaet otca devushki, i, vstretivshis' v Venecii s byvshim zyatem, on otkryvaet na nego nastoyashchuyu ohotu. Na pustynnyh noyabr'skih naberezhnyh, gde slyshen tol'ko plesk svincovyh voln, oderzhimyj nenavist'yu presledovatel' podsteregaet svoyu zhertvu. Odnako posle dvuh neudachnyh pokushenij oni strannym obrazom menyayutsya rolyami...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9785389126459
Publisher:	Azbooka
Publication date:	12/16/2016
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	450 KB
Language:	Russian

About the Author

Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was an American author known for her novels of psychological suspense. She wrote over two dozen books and short story collections, including her five Tom Ripley novels. Her first book Strangers on a Train was nominated for an Edgar Award and was later adapted into a film by Alfred Hitchcock. Many of her works have been adapted for the screen, including The Talented Mr. Ripley and most recently The Price of Salt which was renamed Carol.

Date of Birth:

January 19, 1921

Date of Death:

February 4, 1995

Place of Birth:

Fort Worth, Texas

Place of Death:

Locarno, Switzerland

Education:

B.A., Barnard College, 1942