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The Talented Mr Ripley

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4th June 2015

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Selected: Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9780349006963
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A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MATT DAMON, JUDE LAW AND GWYNETH PALTROW

One of the BBC’s 100 Novels that shaped our world.

‘An outstanding thriller which has deservedly become a classic’ THE TIMES

‘Ripley – amoral, hedonistic and charming – is a genuinely original creation’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘I’m a huge Highsmith fan. If there’s one book I wish I’d written, it’s The Talented Mr RipleySARAH WATERS

A BEAUTIFUL HARDBACK EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CRIME NOVELS EVER WRITTEN

Tom Ripley travels to Italy with a commission to coax a prodigal young American back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds himself very fond of Dickie Greenleaf. He wants to be like him – exactly like him. Suave, agreeable and utterly amoral, Ripley will stop at nothing to accomplish his goal.

The Talented Mr. Ripley serves as an unforgettable introduction to this smooth confident man, whose talent for murder and self-invention is chronicled in four subsequent Ripley novels.

Reviews

An outstanding thriller which has deservedly become a classic
The Times
Its story of a social-climbing con-man is more pertinent than ever
Hugh Montgomery, BBC Culture
The Italian coastal scenes, beautiful cast and sense of summer languor that disguises evil impulses make this a disturbing but gorgeous read
Independent
I'm a huge Highsmith fan. If there's one book I wish I'd written, it's The Talented Mr Ripley
Sarah Waters
I love [Highsmith] so much . . . what a revelation her writing was
Gillian Flynn, Wall Street Journal
I love [Highsmith] so much . . . what a revelation her writing was
Gillian Flynn, Wall Street Journal
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
An outstanding thriller which has deservedly become a classic
Spectator
Ripley - amoral, hedonistic and charming - is a genuinely original creation. It is hard to imagine anyone interested in modern fiction who has not read the Ripley novels
Daily Telegraph
An outstanding thriller which has deservedly become a classic
The Times
The Italian coastal scenes, beautiful cast and sense of summer languor that disguises evil impulses make this a disturbing but gorgeous read.
Joanna Briscoe, Independent
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
Ripley - amoral, hedonistic and charming - is a genuinely original creation. It is hard to imagine anyone interested in modern fiction who has not read the Ripley novels
Daily Telegraph
I'm a huge Highsmith fan. If there's one book I wish I'd written, it's The Talented Mr Ripley
Sarah Waters
I love that [Highsmith] makes this sociopath so completely charming that you're rooting for him
Gillian Flynn, Mail on Sunday