The Complete Ripley Novels: The Talented Mr. Ripley/ Ripley Under Ground/ Ripley's Game/ The Boy Who Followed Ripley/ Ripley Under Water - Hardcover

"[Highsmith] forces us to re-evaluate the lines between reason and madness, normal and abnormal, while goading us into sharing her treacherous hero's point of view." -- Michiko Kakutani "[...] fans of the dashing and dangerous Tom Ripley can enjoy all his adventures in one set..." "[...] Novel after novel, the waters are troubled, masks rearranged on the face, as Highsmith shows us an individual unencumbered by constraints of legality or morality. Ripley is truly a self-made man, bringing us to silent recognition of the selfsame treacherous longings coiled and waiting in our hearts..."

The Complete Ripley Novels-a first-time, boxed collection of the entire Ripley series-is a cause for critical and popular celebration. Its publication reflects the fact that Patricia Highsmith, "no more a practitioner of the murder mystery genre ...than are Dostoevsky, Faulkner and Camus" (Joan Smith, Los Angeles Times), has finally entered the American literary canon. Marginalized throughout her career as a mere thriller writer, Highsmith has experienced a remarkable renaissance since her death in 1995. Now Highsmith fans and new readers alike can find these five novels-The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley, and Ripley Under Water-all housed under one roof in this brilliantly designed, highly collectible edition.