Ripley Under Ground

by Patricia Highsmith

First published 1970

Tom Ripley has it all - a lavish French villa, a world-class art collection, and a wealthy wife. But his serene life shatters when a phone call from London threatens to expose the art forgery scheme he masterminded years ago. Now Ripley must rush to London to stop a nosy American from asking too many questions. In this gripping psychological thriller, Ripley will stop at nothing to protect his twisted web of lies, even if it means resorting to his murderous tendencies once again.

Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, psychological-thriller

Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful

Tropes: cat-and-mouse, unreliable-narrator

Setting: France

288 pages · Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company

Content warnings: murder, violence

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