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I'm reading the collected stories of Patricia Highsmith. She writes direct to the murder, no fooling around.  Her stories are about the failure of relationships on many levels. The spy or the Niccolò Machiavelli type, who, in my opinion is a failure at heart, a snoop or duper, wanting recognition or fame or money, but also wanting to escape some fault of the past or a fear of a future scenario that they instigated.

Highsmith's characters are the stuff that cynical and disaffected people are made of. Her characters are high-functioning, and this their problem. Many of them get caught up in their own machinations and regret their actions, the reactions and then regret the regrets. Her character are consumed in the vicious circles of self-destruction as they plan and execute others destruction, either in the social or the physical realm.

And many of the stories are set in Switzerland, the place of high functioning individuals, secret bank accounts and a facade of neutrality.

Is this the worst book cover you've ever seen?

http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/content … /version/0

I could't stop laughing after I inserted the eyeballs!

I wrote a complete in-line review, then hit 'save as draft' by mistake.  I could not find the 'draft'? Where might I find this?  Or, is has it been sent off to virtural no wheres? It does say 'draft' in white font with maroon backgound on the work I reviewed.

Thanks,max

Film noir (/fɪlm nwɑr/; French pronunciation: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations.

THe noir genre extends to SPY fiction. I'm thinking of the cells of evil foreign governments, of dark forces inmplanted in your neighborhood or mine; their kids going to the local schools; a man or woman who is your dentist, your account, your chauffeur even, who suddenly one day is activated to muder and mayhem.

Anyone know of examples of these, 'cells' or similar units, in novel fiction or film?  If you are an actual 'cell' person, do not respond.

HOMELAND on Fox, is close, but I'm wondering about other examples of small city cells, primarly of  white upper-class traitors with corporate spying agendas and descrution motives. Send me their names or email address.

... cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. WOW! THis describes me when I was a young man to a T.