Nothing That Meets the Eye - T. This item is unavailable.Nothing That Meets the Eye - T

Twenty-eight short stories by the late author of The Talented Mr. Ripley reflect the American psyche of the mid-twentieth century and feature such characters as a gigolo-like psychopath, a lonely spinster, and an estranged postal worker. 30,000 first printing.

`Highsmith's dark humour oozes through this new collection like a
particularly delicious poison' -- Andrew Wilson, Independent on Sunday

`Magnificent ... Highsmith ratchets up a furtive sense of
foreboding and dread ... This collection reminds us how skilled she was' -- Daily Telegraph

`Showcases the almost ventriloquistic powers of a dazzling writer
... Highsmith is addictively brilliant' -- Guardian

`The sinister and the beautiful, the warm and the cold are
superbly interwoven' -- Daily Express

`This collection of stories is a treat ... Highsmith's prose is
lean, translucent, compact, direct' -- The Times