The Cry of the Owl
- Schrijfster: Patricia Highsmith (Verenigde Staten)
- Soort boek: Amerikaanse thriller
- Verschenen: 1962
- Uitgever heruitgave: Vintage Classics
- Verschijnt: 15 april 2021
- Omvang: 272 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Waardering redactie: ∗∗∗∗∗ (uitstekend)
- Nederlandse vertaling: De roep van de uil
Recensie en waardering van het boek
- “Extraordinary… one of her finest novels.” (Guardian)
Flaptekst van de misdaadroman van Patricia Highsmith
“If everybody in the world didn’t keep watching to see what everybody else did, we’d all go berserk.”
Jenny believes that sighting an owl is a portent of death. When she spots a stranger looking in through her window one night, she believes that he is an omen too. But fate doesn’t work in the way that either of them expect.
This novel of suspense and paranoia draws on Highsmith’s own experience of being a stalker.