Patricia Highsmith
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HIGHSMITH, PATRICIA, 1921 to 1995

Patricia Highsmith

American novelist and short story writer.

Books
19
Editions tracked
31
First editions
18
Nationality
United States

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Earliest first editionStrangers On a TrainHarper & Brothers, 1950 Most editions trackedDeep Water2 editions
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Patricia Highsmith books in order

In publication order

  1. 1Strangers On a Train1950
  2. 2The Price of Salt1952
  3. 3The Talented Mr. Ripley1955
  4. 4Deep Water1957
  5. 5The Cry of the Owl1962
  6. 6The Two Faces of January1964
  7. 7Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction1966
  8. 8Those Who Walk Away1967
  9. 9The Tremor of Forgery1969
  10. 10Eleven1970
  11. 11Ripley Under Ground1970
  12. 12Ripley's Game1974
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  1. 13Little Tales of Misogyny1975
  2. 14The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder1975
  3. 15Edith's Diary1977
  4. 16The Boy Who Followed Ripley1980
  5. 17The Black House1981
  6. 18Found in the Street1986
  7. 19Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes1987
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1950Strangers On a TrainHarper & Brothers
  2. 1952The Price of SaltCoward-McCann
  3. 1955The Talented Mr. RipleyCoward-McCann
  4. 1957Deep WaterHarper
  5. 1962The Cry of the OwlHarper & Row
  6. 1964The Two Faces of JanuaryHeinemann
  7. 1966Plotting and Writing Suspense FictionWriter
  8. 1967Those Who Walk AwayHeinemann
  9. 1969The Tremor of ForgeryHeinemann
  10. 1970Ripley Under GroundDoubleday
  11. 1970ElevenHeinemann
  12. 1974Ripley's GameHeinemann
  13. 1975The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly MurderHeinemann
  14. 1977Edith's DiaryHeinemann
  15. 1980The Boy Who Followed RipleyHeinemann
  16. 1981The Black HouseHeinemann
  17. 1986Found in the StreetHeinemann
  18. 1987Tales Nat/Unat Dump Bin FilledBloomsbury Publishing
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What order should I read Patricia Highsmith's books in?

In publication order they begin with Strangers On a Train (1950), then The Price of Salt (1952) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Patricia Highsmith's first book?

The earliest book we list is Strangers On a Train, first published in 1950.

When was Patricia Highsmith born?

Patricia Highsmith was born in 1921 and died in 1995.

How many Patricia Highsmith books does MyVolumes track?

We track 19 books by Patricia Highsmith across 31 editions, 18 of them first editions.

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