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