Meet Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno - two strangers on the same train. Guy Haines is a successful architect in the midst of a nasty divorce and Charles is a spoiled mama’s boy who wants nothing more than to be out from under his father’s control.
The two men share a compartment on a train and over the course of a meal, discuss their sad situations. Charles, a sadistic psychopath, decides that they could be rid of their problems by each killing the other’s nemesis. Guy, of course, realizes that this is crazy and believes that it was all bluster on Charles’ part…until Guy’s wife ends up murdered. When Guy balks at killing Charles’ father, Charles torments Guy by insinuating himself into Guy’s life and business.
For me, this is one of the rare instances where I liked the movie better than the book. Patricia Highsmith’s style of writing is descriptive and suspenseful but in some cases, the details overwhelm the plot. In addition, I didn’t like any of the main characters – Charles was whiny, petulant and obnoxious. Guy was a coward and a fool. Anne (Guy’s fiancée) was a doormat. I listened to this book on unabridged audio, narrated by Bronson Pinchot who did a great job.
Rating: 3 stars
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