In The Talented Mr Ripley Highsmith introduced an amoral, vacuous
and shapeshifting hero in Tom Ripley, a man in some ways
reminiscent of Fitzgerald's Gatsby, who was destined to make return
appearances in her later books. First published in 1955, it tells
the tale of Ripley's all-expenses-paid escapade from a depressing
New York where he is walking on the wrong side of the law, to a
glamorous Italian Riviera, to persuade a rich ship-builder's son to
return home. But instead of bringing Dickie back to his dying
mother, Ripley turns schizophrenic murderer, and assumes Dickie's
priveleged lifestyle for himself. A chilling account of a charming,
coldblooded killer which has rightly become a classic. (Kirkus UK)
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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