Description
The Boy Who Followed Ripley, the fourth novel in the Ripley series, is one of Patricia Highsmith's darkest and most twisted creations. Tom Ripley meets a young American runaway who has a dark secret that he is desperate to hide. Soon this unlikely pair is drawn into the seamy underworld of Berlin and a shocking kidnapping. In this masterful thriller, Highsmith shatters our perceptions of her most famous creation by letting us glimpse a more compassionate side of this amoral charmer.
About the Author
Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including Strangers on a Train, The Price of Salt and The Talented Mr. Ripley, as well as numerous short stories.
Reviews
"Highsmith skews your sense of literary justice, [tilting] your internal scales of right and wrong." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Exquisitely chilling." -- Olivia Laing, author of Crudo
Book Information
ISBN 9780393332117
Author Patricia Highsmith
Format Paperback
Page Count 348
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 339g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 142mm * 25mm
