by Patricia Highsmith · Bruguera · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402079978
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«El cuchillo» is the crime novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by Bruguera in 1981 in paperback (116 pages, in Spanish).
A murder with horrible mutilations, a neurotic woman with suicide attempts, a lawyer tormented by guilt and a relentless police lieutenant. The evidence seems overwhelming, but appearances weave an irrational web that threatens to trap an innocent man.
It belongs to the Club del Misterio collection, number 5; translation by Ernesto Ruiz Ibáñez and illustrations by Eduardo Feito. Its original title is «The Blunderer».
For readers of crime fiction and psychological suspense, especially fans of Patricia Highsmith and the classic crime genre.
Patricia Highsmith 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 in a career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her writing was influenced by existentialist literature and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She was dubbed "the poet of apprehension" by novelist Graham Greene.
