{"product_id":"ripley-under-water-patricia-highsmith-9781408813171","title":"Ripley Under Water (Patricia Highsmith)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping finale to Patricia Highsmith's legendary RIPLEY series, the inspiration for the hit Netflix series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling ... Highsmith's writing is as insistent as strange footsteps in the fog' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Ripley books are marvellously, insanely readable' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Ripley is quietly living a life of luxury at his chateau at Villeperce, and, as ever, is keeping one step ahead of the law - he has, after all, a past that would not bear too much close scrutiny, and a basement with suspicious stains on the floor...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fifth and final novel in the series finds the sophisticated and amoral American expatriate being harassed by David Pritchard, a fellow American whose boorishness marks him as something of Ripley's alter-ego. Inexplicably familiar with all the incriminating details of Ripley's past, Pritchard is determined to expose him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe shadows Ripley's every move, first spying on him at home in France and then following him to Morocco. Tensions build on the return to Villeperce as Pritchard sets out to locate a body in a nearby river, one Ripley would prefer to remain hidden...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePatricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1921. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eStrangers On A Train\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1955, was awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Scroll by the Mystery Writers of America and introduced the fascinating anti-hero Tom Ripley, who was to appear in many of her later crime novels. Patricia Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland, in February 1995. Her last novel, \u003ci\u003eSmall g: A Summer Idyll\u003c\/i\u003e, was published posthumously just over a month later.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 256 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65909878718813,"sku":"K025502705","price":12.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/2550270500001A.jpg?v=1789303762","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/ripley-under-water-patricia-highsmith-9781408813171","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}