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Strangers on a Train

Patricia Highsmith · 1950

281 pages

On a train, a charming stranger proposes an idea to architect Guy Haines: each man could murder the person ruining the other's life, since no one would suspect them. Guy dismisses it as a joke, until the other man acts on the plan and pulls him into a nightmare of guilt that neither can escape.

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Psychological Thriller, Morally Grey Character, Betrayal, Noir

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