Strangers on a Train (novel) matter behind him and to resume his career in architecture. Strangers on a Train (novel) Strangers on a Train (1950) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith about two men whose lives become entangled after one of them proposes they 'trade' murders. He then goes ahead and fulfills his end of the imaginary bargain, leading to fatal consequences for both. It was adapted as a film in 1951 by director Alfred Hitchcock. It has since been adapted in whole or in part for film and television several times. The novel was adapted for radio in 2004 by Craig Warner,
Cyrus Highsmith published by Font Bureau in 2012. With his own imprint, Occupant Press, he publishes children’s books and other prints. In 2016, Highsmith founded Occupant Fonts in Providence, Rhode Island, which continues to publish his typefaces designed while at Font Bureau as well as new releases. In September 2017, it was announced that Occupant Fonts had been acquired by the Japanese type foundry and thenceforth functioned as their Providence drawing office, with Highsmith as its creative director, overseeing recent RISD graduates June Shin and Cem Eskinazi. The first two releases in cooperation with Morisawa are Citrine and the Latin-character range of