by Patricia Highsmith · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429721591
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«L'equívoc» is the crime novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by Edicions 62 in paperback in 1984 (256 pages, in Catalan).
Walter Stackhouse has been married for two years to Clara, a distant and neurotic woman, and fantasizes about her death. When Clara is found dead at the foot of the cliff in circumstances similar to those of a recent crime, Walter becomes a suspect; his mistakes cost him his career and friendships, and put his life in danger.
The novel was originally published in English as «The Blunderer» in 1954; this Catalan edition belongs to the Llibres a Mà series.
For readers of crime fiction and psychological suspense, and for those who want to read Patricia Highsmith in Catalan.
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.
