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Name: The Talented Mr. Ripley
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Author: Patricia Highsmith

📘 The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith’s debut crime novel introduces Tom Ripley, a young, resourceful conman with a talent for deception. Assigned by a wealthy businessman to travel to Italy and convince the errant son of a dealer to return to the United States, Ripley is drawn into a web of greed and identity theft. Over the course of the journey, he devises a plan that turns treacherous, as he plots to assume the young man’s name, savings, and future. The novel quickly became celebrated for its tense psychological insight and dark portrayal of a charming psychopath. It sparked an entire series of books centering on Ripley's complex character.

First publish date: 1973

Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller

Authors: Patricia Highsmith

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