Skip to Main Content (Press Enter)
The Tryst by Michael Dibdin
Add The Tryst to bookshelf
Add to Bookshelf
Read An Excerpt

Look Inside

Read An Excerpt

The Tryst

By Michael Dibdin

By Michael Dibdin

By Michael Dibdin

By Michael Dibdin

Best Seller
Paperback $13.00

Jul 08, 2003 | ISBN 9780375700101

Ebook $6.99

Jun 06, 2012 | ISBN 9780307822468

All Formats
+
    The Tryst by Michael Dibdin
    Paperback $13.00
    Jul 08, 2003 | ISBN 9780375700101

    Buy from Other Retailers:

    See All Formats (1) +
    Paperback
    –
    • Paperback $13.00

      Jul 08, 2003 | ISBN 9780375700101

      Buy from Other Retailers:

    Ebook
    +
    • Ebook

      Jun 06, 2012 | ISBN 9780307822468

      Buy from Other Retailers:

    Buy the Ebook:

    About The Tryst

    “One of my patients thinks somebody’s trying to kill him,” Aileen Macklin says to her husband over breakfast. A psychiatrist with a fading marriage, Aileen is haunted by the glue-sniffing lad who comes to her in a panic, begging to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital for protection. Gary Dunn clearly needs help: ravaged by his squalid existence, he is paralyzed with fear about a murder he has witnessed and convinced he may be next. Unfortunately for Gary, he may just be right. And unfortunately for Aileen, she becomes far more involved in his case than professional ethics would recommend.

    About The Tryst

    “One of my patients thinks somebody’s trying to kill him,” Aileen Macklin says to her husband over breakfast. A psychiatrist with a fading marriage, Aileen is haunted by the glue-sniffing lad who comes to her in a panic, begging to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital for protection. Gary Dunn clearly needs help: ravaged by his squalid existence, he is paralyzed with fear about a murder he has witnessed and convinced he may be next. Unfortunately for Gary, he may just be right. And unfortunately for Aileen, she becomes far more involved in his case than professional ethics would recommend.

    Read An Excerpt

    Read An Excerpt

    Also by Michael Dibdin

    End Games
    Back to Bologna
    Medusa
    And Then You Die
    Dirty Tricks
    See all books by Michael Dibdin

    Also by Michael Dibdin

    End Games
    Back to Bologna
    Medusa
    And Then You Die
    Dirty Tricks
    See all books by Michael Dibdin

    About Michael Dibdin

    Michael Dibdin was born in England and raised in Northern Ireland. He attended Sussex University and the University of Alberta in Canada. He spent five years in Perugia, Italy, where he taught English at the local university. He went on… More about Michael Dibdin

    About Michael Dibdin

    Michael Dibdin was born in England and raised in Northern Ireland. He attended Sussex University and the University of Alberta in Canada. He spent five years in Perugia, Italy, where he taught English at the local university. He went on… More about Michael Dibdin

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $13.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jul 08, 2003 | 176 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375700101

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jun 06, 2012 | 176 Pages | ISBN 9780307822468

    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

    Praise

    “Stunningly handled narrative. . . . Unnerving as rustling sheets in an unoccupied bed.” —The Guardian

     “Brings to the sudden-death genre a subtle humanism and to the mainstream novel a vivid and dramatic narrative gift.” —Sunday Times [London]

    “An extraordinary performance, absorbing, tantalizing, concretely realized, often funny, more often genuinely menacing.” —The Times (London)

    “Stunning originality, a true gift for drawing remarkable characters, and a real feeling for historical evocation.” —Ruth Rendell

    “[A] searingly unusual novel.” —The Observer

    Looking for More Great Reads?
    21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read
    Get the latest updates about Michael Dibdin
    And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
    And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
    By clicking “SIGN UP”, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and understand that Penguin Random House collects certain categories of personal information for the purposes listed in that policy, discloses, sells, or shares certain personal information and retains personal information in accordance with the policy. You can opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information anytime.
    Dismiss
    Thanks!
    Something awesome is on its way.
    Back to Top

    Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network

    Raise kids who love to read

    Raise kids who love to read

    Today's Top Books

    Want to know what people are actually reading right now?

     An online magazine for today’s home cook

    An online magazine for today’s home cook