{"product_id":"strangers-on-a-train-9780393351934","title":"Strangers on a Train","description":"Just in time for the centennial celebration of groundbreaking noir fiction writer Patricia Highsmith comes a reissue of her propulsive, engrossing debut, \u003cem\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/em\u003e, with a new introduction by best-selling author Paula Hawkins. Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno are passengers on the same train. Haines is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno a mysterious smooth-talker with a sadistic proposal: he'll murder Haines's wife if Haines will murder Bruno's father. As Bruno carries out his twisted plan, Guy finds himself trapped in Highsmith's perilous world, where, under the right circumstances, ordinary people are capable of extraordinary crimes. The inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1951 film, \u003cem\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/em\u003e launched Highsmith's prolific career, proving her a master at depicting the unsettling forces that tremble beneath the surface of everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHighsmith, Patricia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Highsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e (1921-1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as numerous short stories.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawkins, Paula:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePaula Hawkins\u003c\/strong\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in London.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593749205266,"sku":"9780393351934","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae57936f-16c8-4bc3-a9be-3d6ca5f02b62.jpg?v=1732121365","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/strangers-on-a-train-9780393351934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}