This is another Patricia Highsmith thriller, this time from 1972, and you can feel the 1972 dripping through this one, even though the writing and tone feels a little older. We begin with a married couple in their forties receiving a poison pen letter asking for a ransom for their missing miniature poodle. The letter-writer is asking for $1000. We also find out in this section of the novel that the husband has recently been grieving for his 18 year old daughter from his first […]