The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Could Tom Ripley have gotten away with anything had there been computers, DNA, Interpol? Fax machines? Video cameras? Cell phones? I'm so pleased that Audible is including such classics in its library. The book is so classic, as it exists within our lives of motorcars and airplanes and telephones, and yet so far removed.

Highsmith had an astonishing gift for accurate portrayal of a sociopath, even while psychiatry was struggling with a medical definition. I'm definitely going to continue with the series. His voice is fluid, naive and arrogant - all perfect for this genteel madman. The narrator, Kevin Kenerly, does a remarkable job, even elegantly mispronouncing the words that Tom mispronounces in his head. Patricia Highsmith's prose is flawless, her storytelling and character development without peer. I bought the first and am so happy that I did. I saw the film when it came out about 15 years ago, but had not realized that the book was the first of a series until Audible advertised it that way. Stands up beautifully after almost 60 years (And this guy puts an extra *o* in the word smooth.) I'm tempted to continue on with the 5 series *Ripliad* just to shake my head and see 'how's that working for you Mr. True, the story might have a few moments that require you suspend belief, and it may be considered slow by some, but the action is the smooth unfurling of the petals on our psycho flower. Ripleys in my former profession and Highsmith has done her research. I worked with more than a couple of budding Mr. Imagine a film of Ted Bundy's crimes with a lucid Bundy narrating the thought processes going on fascinating. Highsmith's Ripley is like a textbook study of a blooming sociopath/psychopath-along with the personal narration of the processes taking place, and that's what makes this so wonderfully chilling and entertaining. and he is the talented and sociopathic Mr.

ago, giving us much more than just a glimpse into the mind of one of the baddest. Phil's pockets with more cha-ching is fine, but Highsmith outlined exactly what you look out for over 25 yrs. Phil just wrote a book based on his belief that it's time we all knew *how the world really works* and how to become *street savvy * claiming that he is offering a rare glimpse inside the mind of the 'bad guys'.philling Dr.

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith