Patricia Highsmith as being "quite a depressed person—and I think people explain her by pulling out traits like cold and reserved, when in fact it all came from depression." J. G. Ballard said of Highsmith, "The author of "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" was every bit as deviant and quirky as her mischievous heroes, and didn't seem to mind if everyone knew it." Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy, who adapted "The Price of Salt" into the 2015 film "Carol", met Highsmith in 1987 and the two remained friends for the rest of Highsmith's life. Nagy said that Highsmith was "very
The Caller (novel) The Caller (novel) The Caller (Norwegian: "Varsleren", 2009) is a crime fiction novel by Norwegian crime fiction author Karin Fossum, the tenth in the Inspector Konrad Sejer series, released 2009 by Random House, and published in English in 2011. Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" said that "The Caller" provided the chills, and that it "will put you away, no questions asked". "Goodreads" gave "The Caller" 3.77 stars, based on user-generated ratings. The "Irish Times" praised the novel, saying that it was "A contemporary Patricia Highsmith, her (Fossum's) offbeat obsession with the psychology of the criminal mind, and the