{"product_id":"ripley-under-water-paperback","title":"Ripley Under Water - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Highsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, \"a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), was Patricia Highsmith's favorite creation. In these volumes, we find Ripley ensconced on a French estate with a wealthy wife, a world-class art collection, and a past to hide. In \u003cem\u003eRipley Under Ground\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), an art forgery goes awry and Ripley is threatened with exposure; in \u003cem\u003eThe Boy Who Followed Ripley\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin's seamy underworld; and in \u003cem\u003eRipley Under Water\u003c\/em\u003e (1991), Ripley is confronted by a snooping American couple obsessed with the disappearance of an art collector who visited Ripley years before. More than any other American literary character, Ripley provides \"a lens to peer into the sinister machinations of human behavior\" (John Freeman, \u003cem\u003ePittsburgh Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Ripley passes his leisured days at his French country estate tending the dahlias, practicing the harpsichord, and enjoying the company of his lovely wife, Heloise. Never mind the bloodstains on the basement floor. \u003cbr\u003eBut some new neighbors have moved to Villeperce: the Pritchards, just arrived from America. they are a ghastly pair, with vulgar manners and even more vulgar taste. Most inconvenient, though, is their curiosity. Ripley does, after all, have a few things to hide. When menacing coincidences begin to occur, a spiraling contest of sinister hints and mutual terrorism ensues, resulting in one of Patricia Highsmith's most elegantly harrowing novels to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.18 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755718148384,"sku":"9780393333190","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3f0c766b057d9a4c11b1407a1547d1db.webp?v=1780066798","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ripley-under-water-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}