First published 1995
A brutal murder near a seedy Zurich bar kicks off this deliciously dark tale of love, sexuality, and jealousy. Unraveling the bizarre and unpredictable bonds between a group of misfits, Highsmith weaves a hilarious, astonishing mystery. As the body count rises, the stakes grow ever higher - and the final revelations will leave you reeling.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, crime, dark
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Zurich (Switzerland)
Period: 20th century
314 pages · Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company
Content warnings: murder, sexual-content