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The Tremor of Forgery (Hardcover)

by Patricia Highsmith (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd; First Edition edition (Jan 1969)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0434335096
  • ISBN-13: 978-0434335091
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,836,117 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Through John Ingham, an American novelist, and his fellow tourists in Tunisia, the author investigates the strange disappearance of moral values on the part of this ordinary Western man when he finds himself isolated in the Near East. Ingham probably killed the elderly Arab thief who was breaking into Ingham's cottage and the hotel probably buried the body to avoid bad p.r., but all Ingham can discover in his own reactions is a slight, self-protective fear rather than guilt. Proceeds as slowly as a tired caravan, but something different in the mystery line. (Kirkus Reviews)

Jonathan Lethem, Chicago Tribune

‘One of her best books … She creates a lot of dread and a lot of apprehension very casually’ --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An unappreciated gem?, 6 July 2006
This review is from: The Tremor of Forgery (Paperback)
It's a while since I read this book. Oddly enough, it was the first Highsmith I read. The Tremor of Forgery is set in slightly lawless Tunisia, which provides the backdrop to a great story of unease. It is not quite clear what happens, maybe there is a death and maybe it is murder. In the background, there are other shadowy stories. For those who like everything neatly resolved, choose another novel (and preferably another writer). For a mood of anxiety and mystery, I don't think you can do better.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another compelling read, 5 Oct 2009
This review is from: The Tremor of Forgery (Paperback)
Any PH fan will be satisfied with this novel. As usual, the sense of place is wonderfully realised and anyone who enjoys the world PH creates, with messages at hotels and international newspapers and strange encounters, will enjoy the book. The plot is restrained and minimal but still gives a drive to the suspense and apprehension we have come to expect. The lead character, Ingham, finds himself alone in Tunisia and decides to write a novel. An incident with an intruder leads him to introspection and his girlfriend arrives to find him almost 'going native'. As so often in these works, the peripheral characters are compelling. The odd and rather annoying 'OWL' lends a political dimension, whilst it is Jensen (and his dog) that provides a touching but not sentimental picture of male friendship which leads to the conclusion.
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