"Sooner or later most of us get hooked" the question of insanity in Patricia Highsmith's 'Strangers on a train' and 'The talented Mr. Ripley'
This article considers constructions of insanity in 'Strangers on a Train' and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' in the context of historical understandings of psychopathy and sociopathic personality disturbance. It examines Patricia Highsmith's psychological influences and assesses how her novels have been read in relation to changing notions of criminal insanity in psychiatry, law, and culture.