The Talented Mr Ripley

Patricia, Highsmith

£9.99

Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start over. Ripley wants money, success and the good life and he’s willing to kill for it. When his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking.

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Publish Date: 15/04/2021

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**AS SEEN ON WRITE AROUND THE WORLD WITH RICHARD E GRANT**

‘The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer’
The Times

‘Ripley, amoral, hedonistic and charming, is a genuinely original creation’
Daily Telegraph

‘He is using you for what you are worth’

Tom Ripley wants money, success, and the good life – and he’s willing to kill for it. Struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors, and the law, Ripley leaps at the chance to start afresh on a free trip to Europe. But when his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking.

This is the first in Highsmith’s classic series featuring the character of Tom Ripley. The Talented Mr Ripley also inspired the Academy Award-winning film starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.

One of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.

Additional information

Weight 191 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 17 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

272

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

813.54 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K