In A Dog's Ransom, a high-minded criminal hits a Manhattan couple where It hurts the most when he kidnaps their beloved black miniature poodle, Lisa, from Riverside Park. Reminiscent of the best social dramas, A Dog's Ransom captures the fragility of middle-class life in this riveting, scathing tale. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In A Dog's Ransom, Highsmith blends a savage humor with brilliant social satire in this dark tale of a highminded criminal who hits a wealthy Manhattan couple where it hurts the most when he kidnaps their beloved poodle. This work attesets to Highsmith's reputation as "the poet of apprehension" (Graham Greene).

