{"product_id":"ripley-under-water","title":"Ripley Under Water","description":"\"Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing.\" ―Frank Rich\nNow part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, \"a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened\" (New York Times Book Review), 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 Ripley Under Ground (1970), an art forgery goes awry and Ripley is threatened with exposure; in The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980), Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin's seamy underworld; and in Ripley Under Water (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, Pittsburgh Gazette).\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0393333191\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0393333191.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Highsmith, Patricia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41704897052730,"sku":"DBV.0393333191.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0393333191-0.jpg?v=1790477672","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/ripley-under-water","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}