Title: The Talented Mr. Ripley
First published: 1973
Description: 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: Criminals, fiction, Great britain, fiction, Italy, fiction, Ripley, tom (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, psychological, Serial murders, fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Criminals, Detective and mystery stories, American, Fiction, Psychopaths, Serial murderers, Tom Ripley (Fictitious character), Drama, Deception, Murder, Americans, Motion picture plays, Talented Mr. Ripley (Motion picture), Roman policier américain, Ripley (fictitious character), fiction, France, fiction, Fiction, thrillers, general, American literature, Novela norteamericana, Novela policiaca norteamericana, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Literary collections, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction in English, Jealousy, Motion Pictures, United States, Literature
Places: Italy, Great Britain
People: Tom Ripley (fictional character)
Time periods: 1950's