The Talented Mr Ripley

Patricia Highsmith author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:5th Aug '99

Should be back in stock very soon

This paperback is available in other editions too:

The Talented Mr Ripley cover

'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' - The Times

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.

'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' The Times

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

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.

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

Ripley, amoral, hedonistic and charming, is a genuinely original creation * Daily Telegraph *
As haunting and harrowing a study of a schizophrenic murder as paper will bear. A glittering addition to the meagre ranks of people who make books that you really can't put down * Sunday Times *
Precisely plotted, stylishly written and kept alert by an icy wit. Streets ahead of the conventional thriller: a cool little classic of its kind * Evening Standard *
An outstanding thriller which has deservedly become a classic * Spectator *
Beautifully escapist, utterly thrilling * Healthy, *Summer Reads of 2021* *

ISBN: 9780099282877

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 17mm

Weight: 193g

272 pages