Highsmith
Highsmith is a surname, most notably associated with Patricia Highsmith, the American novelist known for psychological thrillers including *The Talented Mr.
Ripley* and *Strangers on a Train*.
The name occasionally appears as a general reference to dark, morally ambiguous storytelling in her style: The film has a Highsmith quality—you're never sure who to root for.
Woman's name, Latin origin
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- psychologicalOf the mind
Ripley · noir · literary · prose · narrative · fiction · novel · storytelling
Italian masculine name
- GuyTraditional English masculine name
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
Hitchcock · thriller · blackmail · guilt · obsession · transference · complicity · psychological
Masculine given name
- talentedHaving natural ability
- DickieRichard nickname variant
- GreenleafSurname evoking fresh foliage
- identityWho someone is
imposter · sociopath · antihero · amoral · charming · calculating · forgery · Europe
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- familyRelated people together
- lineageDescent from progenitors
patronymic · descendants · bloodline · relatives · last name · pedigree · ancestors · kin
French female given name
- romanceLove and its excitement
- lesbianWoman desiring women
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- department storeLarge multi-section retail establishment
Cate Blanchett · 1950s · forbidden · longing · groundbreaking · queer · love story · adaptation
Patricia
Woman's name, Latin origin
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
psychological · Ripley · noir · literary · prose · narrative · fiction · novel · storytelling · characterization
Bruno
Italian masculine name
- GuyTraditional English masculine name
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
Hitchcock · adaptation · thriller · blackmail · guilt · obsession · transference · complicity · psychological · suspense
Tom
Masculine given name
identity · imposter · sociopath · antihero · amoral · charming · calculating · forgery · Europe · expatriate
genealogy
Study of family descent
lineage · patronymic · descendants · bloodline · relatives · last name · pedigree · ancestors · kin · family tree
Therese
French female given name
Cate Blanchett · department store · 1950s · forbidden · longing · groundbreaking · queer · love story · adaptation
HighsmithAgatha Christie
Arthur Conan Doyle · cozy mystery · G.K. Chesterton · whodunit · Miss Marple
HighsmithAgatha Christie
Charles Dickens · G.K. Chesterton · Nicholas Sparks · J.R.R. Tolkien
HighsmithTom Clancy
James Patterson · Dan Brown · Robert Ludlum · Jack Reacher · action thriller
high, higher, highest, highly, highness, smith, smithy, smithing, blacksmith