Published in 1981, The Black House is among Highsmith's most nuanced and psychologically suspenseful works. The stories mine classic Highsmith terrain as they sketch the lives of suburban dwellers that appear quite normal at first but unravel to reveal their proximity to the macabre.

Contents:

• Something the Cat Dragged In
• Not One of Us
• The Terrors of Basket-Weaving
• Under a Dark Angel's Eye
• I Despise Your Life
• The Dream of the Emma C
• Old Folks at Home
• When in Rome
• Blow It
• The Kite
• The Black House