Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith (English) Paperback Book

Description: Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith Someone else should do the dirty work for them - yes, someone with no criminal record could earn a very generous fee for doing a couple of simple murders.Ripleys Game is the third book in Highsmiths Ripley series, and was made into a film starring John Malkovich. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Reissued to mark the centenary of Patricia Highsmith and the upcoming BBC adaption, Ripley, these beautiful new editions mark Highsmiths entry into Vintage ClassicsMarvellously, insanely readable... Highsmith has done it again The Times"Theres no such thing as a perfect murder... Thats just a parlor game, trying to dream one up."Tom Ripley is enjoying his wealthy lifestyle in France, until an associate asks him to kill someone again. But Ripley detests murder, unless it is absolutely necessary. Someone else should do the dirty work for them - yes, someone with no criminal record could earn a very generous fee for doing a couple of simple murders.Ripleys Game is the third book in Highsmiths Ripley series, and was made into a film starring John Malkovich. Author Biography Patricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1921 but moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year she edited the college magazine, having decided to become a writer at the age of sixteen. Her first novel Strangers on a Train, was made into a famous film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. Patricia Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland in 1995. Her last novel Small g- A Summer Idyll was published posthumously just over a month later. Review To call Patricia Highsmith a thriller writer is true but not the whole truth: her books have stylistic texture, psychological depth, mesmeric readability * Sunday Times *Highsmith has done it again. It seems to me she has reached a point where because she knows exactly what she is about she cannot miss * The Times *Its hard to imagine anyone interested in modern fiction who has not read the Ripley novels * Daily Telegraph * Review Text To call Patricia Highsmith a thriller writer is true but not the whole truth: her books have stylistic texture, psychological depth, mesmeric readability Review Quote To call Patricia Highsmith a thriller writer is true but not the whole truth: her books have stylistic texture, psychological depth, mesmeric readability Promotional "Headline" Reissued to mark the centenary of Patricia Highsmith and the upcoming BBC adaption, Ripley, these beautiful new editions mark Highsmiths entry into Vintage Classics Details ISBN178487678X Author Patricia Highsmith Pages 272 Publisher Vintage Publishing Year 2021 ISBN-10 178487678X ISBN-13 9781784876784 Language English DEWEY 813.54 Series A Ripley Novel Publication Date 2021-04-15 UK Release Date 2021-04-15 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-04-15 NZ Release Date 2021-04-15 Imprint Vintage Classics Audience General Alternative 9780099283683 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131645467;

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