Mystery & Thriller· United States
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia HighsmithAggregate Editorial Score58/100
★Edgar Award
Published 1955288 pagesEnglish
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Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) stands as one of the most significant works of mystery & thriller of its era. Tom Ripley, a small-time con man, is sent to Italy to retrieve a wealthy playboy and instead murders him, assumes his identity, and attempts to live his life. Highsmith's chilling psychological thriller is both a brilliant crime novel and a deep portrait of American class anxiety and the longing to be someone else. Themes of identity, class, murder run through the work. The book has received recognition from Edgar Award 1955.
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