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In The Boy Who Followed Ripley, Patricia Highsmith places Tom Ripley alongside a young American runaway carrying a dark secret he is desperate to keep hidden. Their unlikely partnership draws them into the hostile underworld of Berlin, where a shocking kidnapping threatens to unravel their fragile alliance. Highsmith’s masterful narrative explores the duality of Ripley's character, offering a glimpse of a more compassionate side beneath his notorious amoral charm. The novel continues the Ripley series and deepens the psychological complexities of a character famous for manipulation and survival, set against the backdrop of post-war Berlin’s gritty streets.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld
Authors: Patricia Highsmith
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