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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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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* *

The Talented Mr Ripley

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    A Paperback / softback by Patricia Highsmith


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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 05/08/1999
      ISBN13: 9780099282877, 978-0099282877
      ISBN10: 0099282879

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      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* *

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