Ripley Under Water by Patricia Highsmith
The gripping finale to Patricia Highsmith's legendary RIPLEY series, the inspiration for the hit Netflix series ‘Compelling ... Highsmith's writing is as insistent as strange footsteps in the fog' SUNDAY TIMES ‘The Ripley books are marvellously, insanely readable' THE TIMES Tom Ripley is quietly living a life of luxury at his chateau at Villeperce, and, as ever, is keeping one step ahead of the law - he has, after all, a past that would not bear too much close scrutiny, and a basement with suspicious stains on the floor... This fifth and final novel in the series finds the sophisticated and amoral American expatriate being harassed by David Pritchard, a fellow American whose boorishness marks him as something of Ripley's alter-ego. Inexplicably familiar with all the incriminating details of Ripley's past, Pritchard is determined to expose him. He shadows Ripley's every move, first spying on him at home in France and then following him to Morocco. Tensions build on the return to Villeperce as Pritchard sets out to locate a body in a nearby river, one Ripley would prefer to remain hidden...
‘A gripping addition to the Ripliad' * Daily Telegraph *
‘Compelling.. Highsmith's writing is as insistent as strange footsteps in the fog' * Sunday Times *
‘The Ripley books are marvellously, insanely readable' * The Times *
‘Ripley is back, as polite and lethal as ever ... he does what he wants and gets away with it. That's why we like him' * Time Out *
‘Compelling.. Highsmith's writing is as insistent as strange footsteps in the fog' * Sunday Times *
‘The Ripley books are marvellously, insanely readable' * The Times *
‘Ripley is back, as polite and lethal as ever ... he does what he wants and gets away with it. That's why we like him' * Time Out *
Patricia Highsmith is the author of classic novels such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley. Born in Texas, she spent much of her life in England, France and Switzerland. She died in 1995 in Locarno, Switzerland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408813171 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408813173 |
| Title | Ripley Under Water |
| Author | Patricia Highsmith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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