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Living on his posh French estate with his elegant heiress wife, Tom Ripley, on the cusp of middle age, is no longer the striving comer of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Having accrued considerable wealth through a long career of crime—forgery, extortion, serial murder—Ripley still finds his appetite unquenched and longs to get back in the game.

Tom 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.

Lasciati trascinare nell’inquietante trasformazione di un uomo comune in assassino, guidata da uno dei criminali più iconici della letteratura contemporanea. Nel terzo romanzo del ciclo di Tom Ripley – da cui Wim Wenders ha tratto l’omonimo film con Dennis Hopper – ritroviamo il...

Il quarto capitolo della saga di Tom Ripley: un nuovo tassello nell’universo oscuro e affascinante creato da Patricia Highsmith. Un adolescente in fuga, un uomo dalla reputazione ambigua, un legame che sfida le regole… Nella sua villa francese, Tom Ripley accoglie il tormentato Frank, che ha...

Un thriller psicologico sottile e inquieto, quinto e ultimo atto della saga di Ripley. Dove l’acqua non lava, ma conserva. Tom Ripley vive in una villa elegante vicino a Fontainebleau. Ha una moglie devota, un conto in banca solido e un passato che non fa domande. Ma l’arrivo di David...

For two years, Walter Stackhouse has been a faithful and supportive husband to his wife, Clara. But she is distant and neurotic, and Walter finds himself harboring gruesome fantasies about her demise. When Clara's dead body turns up at the bottom of a cliff in a manner uncannily resembling the recent death of a woman who was murdered by her husband, Walter finds himself under intense scrutiny.

Immergiti nell’universo cupo e controverso di una delle grandi maestre del thriller. Nel secondo romanzo del ciclo di Tom Ripley, Patricia Highsmith costruisce una storia ipnotica e avvolgente, nella quale il protagonista non si fermerà davanti a nulla per difendere la sua trama di bugie...

Ray Garrett, a wealthy young American living in Europe, is grieving over the death of his wife. Ray is at a loss for why she would take her own life, but Peggy's father, Ed Coleman, has no such uncertainty - he blames Ray completely. Late one night in Rome, Coleman shoots Ray at point-blank range. He thinks he's had his revenge, but Ray survives and follows Coleman and his wealthy girlfriend to Venice.

A master of the psychological crime genre, Patricia Highsmith is most famous for her quintet of best-selling Ripley novels, and her groundbreaking thriller Strangers on a Train (notably adapted as a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock). This extensive collection encompasses her best-known works, as well as selected short stories and three programmes about the author herself and her greatest creation, charismatic anti-hero Tom Ripley.

Das junge Ehepaar Michèle und Charles kann gegensätzlicher nicht sein. Sie entstammt einer reichen Familie und gibt das Geld mit vollen Händen aus, besonders vor Weihnachten. Er kommt aus einer armen Arbeiterfamilie, aus der er sich bis zum Chef einer Firma hochgearbeitet hat, und genießt diesen Luxus. In den Vorweihnachtstagen trifft Michèle auf einen sehr armen Jungen, den sie zu sich einlädt, weil sie ihn beschenken will.

The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of a novel that will give dog owners nightmares for years to come. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In A Dog's Ransom, Highsmith blends savage humor with brilliant social satire in this dark tale of a high-minded criminal who hits a wealthy Manhattan couple where it hurts the most.

Falsely convicted of fraud, the easygoing but naive Philip Carter is sentenced to six lonely, drug-ravaged years in prison. Upon his release, Carter is a more suspicious and violent man. For those around him, earning back his trust can mean the difference between life and death.

Ein kleiner Ort an der tunesischen Küste. Ein Hotel-Bungalow. Ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller, der an einem Drehbuch arbeitet...

The fifth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time is an intriguing anthology of crime and suspense short stories by some of the most renowned writers in the field. This unique collection of master writers includes the usual suspects such as Patricia Highsmith and Mickey Spillane, but also writers better known for other genres, such as Isaac Asimov and Ogden Nash. Edited by the legendary multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler—whose name is a hallmark of quality and expertise—this thrilling mixture of mystery and suspense will have you guessing up until the very end.

Tom Ripley detested murder. Unless it was absolutely necessary. If possible, he preferred someone else to do the dirty work. In this case someone with no criminal record, who would commit 'two simple murders' for a very generous fee....

Therese is just an ordinary sales assistant working in a New York department store when an alluring woman in her 30s walks up to her counter. Standing there, Therese is wholly unprepared for the first shock of love. She is an awkward 19-year-old with a job she hates and a boyfriend she doesn't love; Carol is a sophisticated, bored suburban housewife in the throes of a divorce and a custody battle for her only daughter. As Therese becomes irresistibly drawn into Carol's world, she soon realises how much they both stand to lose....

Two men meet in the picturesque backstreets of Athens. Chester MacFarlane is a conman with multiple false identities, near the end of his rope and on the run with his young wife Colette. Rydal Keener is a young drifter looking for adventure: He finds it in one evening as the law catches up to Chester and Colette, and their fates become fatally entwined.

Marvellous range with lively readings by Richard Giffiths and Liza Goddard. Full listings: The Story Of Webster by P.G. Wodehouse, The Foolhardy Mouse & The Cautious Cat by James Thurber, Tobermory by Saki, The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, My Cat Jeoffrey from Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart...

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules is a collection of short stories, some classic, others impending, selected and introduced by David Sedaris.

Ascolta i racconti di una delle voci più amate della letteratura crime contemporanea. In "Urla d'amore", undici storie evocano atmosfere tese e perturbanti, dove anche la quotidianità si trasforma in fonte di inquietudine e scenari opprimenti. I personaggi prendono vita in mondi claustrofobici e irrazionali, muovendosi senza certezze, in una realtà angosciante e misteriosa. "Miss Highsmith è una crime novelist i cui libri possono essere riletti molte volte.