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The Cry of the Owl

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Darkly introspective, psychological prowler thriller.

If you're into tales that weave uncertainty with suspense, "The Cry of the Owl" stands out. There’s something unnervingly relatable about Robert Forester’s benign voyeurism that spirals into a menacing series of events. Highsmith is a master at drawing you into the psyche of her characters, and the way she blurs the lines between victim and aggressor will keep the pages turning. You'll find yourself questioning who to trust right up until the final page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Cry of the Owl

Regular price ₱440.55
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ISBN: 9780099282976
Publisher: Random House Uk
Date of Publication: 1999-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 3629 readers)

Description

This "extraordinary story" (Julian Symons) begins with an act of naive voyeurism. Robert Forester, a depressed but fundamentally decent man, liked to watch Jenny through her kitchen window, a harmless palliative, as he saw it, to his lonely life and failed marriage. As he is drawn into her life, however, the recriminations of his simple pleasure shatter the deceptive calm of this small Pennsylvania town. With striking clarity and horrible inevitability, Forester is caught up in a series of deaths in which he is the innocent bystander, presumed guilty. Highsmith has once again, as Graham Greene wrote "created a world of her own, a world claustrophobic and irrational which we enter each time with a sense of personal danger". And that sense of danger grows from the first page to the sinister and chilling conclusion.
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Darkly introspective, psychological prowler thriller.

If you're into tales that weave uncertainty with suspense, "The Cry of the Owl" stands out. There’s something unnervingly relatable about Robert Forester’s benign voyeurism that spirals into a menacing series of events. Highsmith is a master at drawing you into the psyche of her characters, and the way she blurs the lines between victim and aggressor will keep the pages turning. You'll find yourself questioning who to trust right up until the final page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.