A suspension of mercy

Patricia Highsmith

Original title: A Suspension of Mercy (Random Acts of Kindness)

earliest edition we have, 1972 W.W. Norton, 2001 235 pages

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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

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Suspension of Mercy edition · 2014 · Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 9780349004570
Suspension of Mercy edition · 2014 · Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 384 pages · 9780349004563
A suspension of mercy edition · 2002 · Thorndike Press · 371 pages
Sochinitelʹ ubiǐstv edition · 2002 · Nezavisimai︠a︡ gazeta · 414 pages
A suspension of mercy edition · 2001 · W.W. Norton · 235 pages
Suspension of Mercy edition · 2001 · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 224 pages · 9780393344684
Der Geschichtenerzähler edition · 1985 · Diogenes · 216 pages
A suspension of mercy paperback · 1972 · Penguin · 205 pages

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