Nothing That Meets the eye : : the Uncollected Stories of Patricia Highsmith

Locations
Call Number: Mystery, Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / Classic / Highsmith, Patricia
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / Classic / Highsmith, Patricia	4-week checkout	Due 05-13-2024

Early stories, 1938-1949: Mightiest mornings -- Uncertain treasure -- Magic casements -- Miss Juste and the green rompers -- Where the door is always open and the welcome mat is out -- In the Plaza -- Hollow oracle -- Great cardhouse -- Car -- Still point of the turning world -- Pianos of the Steinachs -- A mighty nice man -- Quiet night -- Doorbell for Louisa.
Middle and later stories, 1952-1982: A bird in hand -- Music to die by -- Man's best friend -- Born failure -- A dangerous hobby -- Returnees -- Nothing that meets the eye -- Two disagreeable pigeons -- Variations on a game -- A girl like Phyl -- It's a deal -- Things had gone badly -- Trouble with Mrs. Blynn, the trouble with the world -- Second cigarette.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Nothing That Meets The Eye submitted by Fevvers - STAR473 on July 19, 2017, 11:18am This is a terrific collection of Patricia Highsmith's shorter works. Highsmith is best known as the author of The Talented Mr. Ripley, but she also wrote Strangers On A Train (on which the classic Hitchcock film is based) and The Price of Salt, a.k.a. Carol, which was made into the critically acclaimed movie Carol). Her short fiction is very strong and very mood-oriented; it portrays unease, offers suspense, and quickly sketches defined characters. A great short story collection.