Deathtrap: A Thriller in Two ActsSeemingly comfortable in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a string of recent failures and a shortage of funds. When a student in his writing seminar sends him a new script - a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit - Sidney sees an opportunity. With his wife's help, he devises a plan to "collaborate" with the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. Suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness that builds to a still-startling finale. |
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