First published 1991
Tom Ripley's comfortable life is disrupted when a stranger appears, claiming to know Ripley's dark secret. As the mysterious figure toys with Ripley, the stakes rise, and Ripley must outwit his taunting adversary to protect his carefully constructed identity. In this psychological thriller, Highsmith plunges readers into a world where the line between hunter and prey blurs, and one man's desperate acts to preserve his freedom may cost him everything.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, unreliable-narrator
304 pages · Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company