num_pages: 295
description: In a chilling literary hall of mirrors, Patricia Highsmith introduces Tom Ripley. Like a latter-day Henry James hero, he is sent to Italy with the commission to coax Dickie Greenleaf back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds himself very fond of this prodigal young American. He wants to be like him - exactly like him. Suave, agreeable, and utterly amoral, Ripley stops at nothing - certainly not only one murder - to accomplish his goal.
language: English
title: The Talented Mr. Ripley
titlecomplete: The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
characters: Dickie Greenleaf, Freddie Miles, Tom Ripley, Marge Sherwood
genres: Classics, Noir, Mystery, Italy, Suspense, Novels, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 85223
places: Mongibello, Italy, Rome, New York City, New York, Italian Riviera, Venice
series: Ripley
awards: awardedAt: -410198400000
name: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
category: Romans étrangers, awardedAt: -441820800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Vintage