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Living on his posh French estate with his elegant heiress wife, Tom Ripley, on the cusp of middle age, is no longer the striving comer of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Having accrued considerable wealth through a long career of crime—forgery, extortion, serial murder—Ripley still finds his appetite unquenched and longs to get back in the game.
In Ripley's Game, first published in 1974, Patricia Highsmith's classic chameleon relishes the opportunity to simultaneously repay an insult and help a friend commit a crime—and escape the doldrums of his idyllic retirement. This third novel in Highsmith's series is one of her most psychologically nuanced—particularly memorable for its dark, absurd humor—and was hailed by critics for its ability to manipulate the tropes of the genre. With the creation of Ripley, one of literature's most seductive sociopaths, Highsmith anticipated the likes of Norman Bates and Hannibal Lecter years before their appearance.
Series
5 primary booksRipley is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1955 with contributions by Patricia Highsmith and Jordi Beltrán.
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Payback for rudeness
an offer he can't refuse
more like Ripley's prank.
Such a breather to sway the story from the Tom's POV to a fresh one. That was a fresh air after the blatant deeds of the second part. Shame that Ripley's game destroyed Jon's life, or did it