The Talented Mr. Ripley
About this book
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.
Subjects
- american detective and mystery stories
- american literature
- americans
- criminals
- criminals, fiction
- deception
- detective and mystery stories, american
- drama
- drama (dramatic works by one author)
- fiction
- fiction in english
- fiction, mystery & detective, general
- fiction, psychological
- fiction, thrillers, general
- fiction, thrillers, suspense
- france, fiction
- great britain, fiction
- italy, fiction
- jealousy
- literary collections
- literature
- motion picture plays
- motion pictures
- murder
- novela norteamericana
- novela policiaca norteamericana
- psychopaths
- ripley (fictitious character), fiction
- ripley, tom (fictitious character), fiction
- roman policier américain
- serial murderers
- serial murders, fiction
- talented mr. ripley (motion picture)
- tom ripley (fictitious character)
- united states