First published 1992
Tom Ripley leads a solitary, unremarkable life until his neighbor John Rayburn falls gravely ill. When John's wealthy friends enlist Tom to murder a mobster, he hesitantly accepts, setting off a tense chain of events that will test his morals and his instinct for self-preservation. As the stakes rise, Tom must outmaneuver ruthless adversaries to save himself and protect the life he's carefully constructed.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
288 pages · Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company