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- Patricia Highsmith, Joan Schenkar
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- Nezavisimai︠a︡ gazeta
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- 235
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- Serii︠a︡ "Sochinitelʹ ubiǐstv"
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A Suspension of Mercy (Random Acts of Kindness)
1965 · Book · Patricia Highsmith, Joan Schenkar
Fiction, psychologicalDetective and mystery playsTranslations into RussianEnglish Detective and mystery storiesMarried peopleFiction
“The land around Sydney and Alicia Bartleby's two-story cottage was flat, like most Suffolk country.”
Television scriptwriter Sidney Bartleby, who specialises in murder mysteries, daydreams about killing his wife, Alicia, as a way of drawing inspiration for his stories. However, when she unexpectedly takes a long holiday away from him, he begins wondering whether he could ever put his plan into action. Also published as Suspension of Mercy. From Wikipedia by Patricia Highsmith, Joan Schenkar