Strangers on a Train is the debut novel by Patricia Highsmith, published in 1950. and immediately noticed criticism. The famous Alfred Hitchcock also drew attention to him - he was extremely interested in the motif of the cross murder, on which the plot of the book is built. In an interview, he said, "Isn't this idea delightful? It can be disassembled without end.". So, on the train there are two - a young architect Guy Haines and a very mysterious man named Anthony Bruno. Anthony makes Guy an offer he couldn't refuse, even if he really wanted to. From now on, they, so different from each other, are bound by the strongest ties - crime.