Patricia Highsmith

Connoisseur of art, harpsichord aficionado, gardener extraordinaire, and genius of improvisational murder, the inimitable Tom Ripley finds his complacency shaken when he is scorned at a posh gala. While an ordinary psychopath might repay the insult with some mild act of retribution, what Ripley has in mind is far more …

»Med driv som en thriller fast med ett romantiskt bildspråk. Omöjlig att lägga ifrån sig. Kräver att bli läst långt inpå natten med brinnande ögon och rusande hjärta.« VAL McDERMID Therese Belivet, 19, drömmer om att bli scenograf och jobbar extra över julen i en leksaksaffär. En dag expedierar hon en elegant kvinna. …

Strangers on a Train is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith about two men who meet and agree to "trade" murders so that neither will be a suspect in the death of their respective victim. It was adapted as a film in 1951 by director Alfred Hitchcock. It has subsequently been adapted several times in …

In a chilling literary hall of mirrors, Patricia Highsmith introduces Tom Ripley. Like a hero in a latter-day Henry James novel, is sent to Italy with a commission to coax a prodigal young American back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds himself very fond of Dickie Greenleaf. He wants to be like him--exactly like …