A Suspension of Mercy


Cover art, first UK edition
Author	Patricia Highsmith
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Published	Heinemann (1965)
Pages	251

A Suspension of Mercy (1965) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith.^[1] It was published in the US under the title The Story-Teller.^[2]

Synopsis

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.

References

↑ Highsmith, Patricia (17 August 2001). A Suspension of Mercy. Amazon.com (Reprint ed.) (W. W. Norton & Company). ISBN 9780393321975. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
↑ "Patricia Highsmith Bibliography". Classic Crime Fiction. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

Works by Patricia Highsmith

Books	Strangers on a Train (1950) The Price of Salt (as Claire Morgan) (1952) The Blunderer (1954) The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) Deep Water (1957) A Game for the Living (1958) This Sweet Sickness (1960) The Cry of the Owl (1962) The Two Faces of January (1964) The Glass Cell (1964) A Suspension of Mercy (1965) Those Who Walk Away (1967) The Tremor of Forgery (1969) Ripley Under Ground (1970) A Dog's Ransom (1972) Ripley's Game (1974) Edith's Diary (1977) The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980) People Who Knock on the Door (1983) Found in the Street (1987) Ripley Under Water (1991) Small g: a Summer Idyll (1995)

Adaptations	Strangers on a Train (1951) Purple Noon (1960) Enough Rope (1963) The American Friend (1977) This Sweet Sickness (1977) The Cry of the Owl (1987) The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Ripley's Game (2002) Ripley Under Ground (2005) The Cry of the Owl (2009) The Two Faces of January (2014) Carol (2015)