by Patricia Highsmith · Tapa dura · ISBN 9789726116905
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«O Álibi Perfeito» is the crime short story collection by Patricia Highsmith, published by Abril/Controljornal in hardcover (96 pages, in Portuguese).
The book brings together several criminal suspense stories in which Highsmith plays with alibis, distrust and deception; among them stand out «O álibi perfeito», «Não se pode confiar em ninguém» and «Maquinações».
Portuguese edition from 2000, part of the «Colecção Lipton» collection of Biblioteca Visão and bearing the «Mestres Policiais» label.
For fans of suspense and crime stories; a brief gateway into Patricia Highsmith's narrative.
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.
