Patricia Highsmith's redemption

Just wanted to mention that Patricia Highsmith redeemed herself (in my eyes, at least) with another book, The Blunderer.

This book is about a man who wishes that his wife were dead. But she dies without him killing her, and he becomes suspected of killing her.

Frankly, just a few chapters into the book, I was wishing the wife would just hurry up and die! She is just so awful. She accuses her husband of infidelity with another woman when the husband hasn't even noticed the woman. (and has only met her twice) When her husband wants a divorce, she threatens to kill herself. And she also has the nerve to say that she doesn't want a divorce because she "knows" her husband's affair will blow over. (and this is just amongst other things)

I'm not giving away any spoilers with these details...the actual story is about what happens after she is found dead. I liked the story...but the ending was rather disappointing. Let's just say that it wasn't quite neatly wrapped up. There were a few possibilities for what happened, or would happen. I would have preferred the ending to be more conclusive, and not hanging in the air like it was left.

There are several other books by this author in INSA's Humanités library...I shall try reading some more ^_^