Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start over. Ripley wants money, success and the good life and he's willing to kill for it. When his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking.

'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' - The Times.

'Ripley, amoral, hedonistic and charming, is a genuinely original creation' - Daily Telegraph.

One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.