This anthology of short stories by Highsmith (1921–95), which additionally includes the novels Strangers on a Train (1950) and The Price of Salt (1952), illustrates the author's incomparable skill at disturbing psychological characterizations and unsettling, at times byzantine suspense. Actor/Audie Award winner Bronson Pinchot's performance of the male and female voices is flawless, while actress/voice-over artist Cassandra Campbell handles the children's voices with aplomb. Their clear, distinct, and well-paced performances, combined with this audio's high production values, make for an excellent listening experience. And though this recording might have been even more impressive had Pinchot and Campbell shared rather than alternated readings, it is nonetheless highly recommended for students of American literature and those into creepy, suspenseful, Hitchcockian and Koontz-like tales.—Laurie Selwyn, formerly with Grayson Cty. Law Lib., Sherman, TX
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BN ID: | 2940169602883 |
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Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Inc. |
Publication date: | 12/06/2010 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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