The Talented Mr. Ripley

By Patricia Highsmith

Subjects: Serial murderers, Psychopaths, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Deception, American Detective and mystery stories, Ripley, tom (fictitious character), fiction, Novela policiaca norteamericana, Roman policier américain, Motion picture plays, Italy, fiction, Literary collections, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Criminals, Murder, Fiction, Great britain, fiction, Drama, Fiction, thrillers, general, Americans, American literature, Serial murders, fiction, Detective and mystery stories, American, Tom Ripley (Fictitious character), Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Criminals, fiction, Fiction, psychological, Talented Mr. Ripley (Motion picture), Novela norteamericana, Ripley (fictitious character), fiction, France, fiction

Description: The first of the acclaimed Ripley novels, this clever psychological thriller introduces the reader to Tom Ripley and his extraordinary modus operandi. Accepting a commission from a wealthy businessman to travel to Italy in an attempt to convince his wayward son to return to the United States, Ripley gradually develops a plan to assume the young man’s identity along with his bank account.