877 pages
English language
Published Jan. 12, 2001 by Knopf.
The talented Mr. Ripley
Ripley under ground ; Ripley's game Everyman's library -- 262.
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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
- Ripley, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery stories, American
- Serial murderers -- Fiction
- Psychopaths -- Fiction
- Criminals -- Fiction