Small G

In unmistakable Highsmithian fashion Small g Patricia Highsmith''s final novel opens near a seedy Zurich bar with the brutal murder of Petey Ritter. Unraveling the vagaries of love sexuality jealousy and death Highsmith weaves a mystery both hilarious and astonishing a classic fairy tale executed with a characteristic penchant for darkness. Published in paperback for the first time in America Small g is at once an exorcism of Highsmith''s literary demons and a revelatory capstone to a wholly remarkable career. It is a delightfully incantatory work that in the tradition of Shakespeare''s A Midsummer Night''s Dream shows us how bizarre and unpredictable love can be.