Photo/Supplied. Actor Sarah Peirse dons dark persona of enigmatic thriller writer Patricia Highsmith in new play. She fixated on snails and cats; collected guns, swords and knives; and towards the end of her life survived on little more than beer, whisky and cigarettes. But if there's one thing American thriller writer Patricia Highsmith excelled at more than penning murderous novels, it was eviscerating anyone who dared cross her path. 'As she got older, she became more and more misanthropic,' says Sarah Peirse, the award-winning New Zealand actor who will channel the famous writer on stage.

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