by Patricia Highsmith · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433930323
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«Un juego para los vivos» is the psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (254 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Mexico, the novel begins when Theodore finds the corpse of Lelia, a young painter. The police suspect Ramón, the victim's other lover, but Theodore decides to protect him; between the two men an ambiguous and disturbing relationship is woven, laden with guilt, silence and mistrust, as they try to solve the crime.
Un juego para los vivos, originally published in English in 1958 as 'A Game for the Living', is number 32 in Anagrama's 'Panorama de narrativas' collection; translation by Jordi Beltrán.
Aimed at readers of crime fiction and psychological thrillers, especially those who follow the work of Patricia Highsmith.
Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories in a career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her writing was influenced by existentialist literature and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She was dubbed "the poet of apprehension" by novelist Graham Greene.
