{"product_id":"ripley-under-water-9780393333190","title":"Ripley Under Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, \"a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), 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 \u003cem\u003eRipley Under Ground\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), an art forgery goes awry and Ripley is threatened with exposure; in \u003cem\u003eThe Boy Who Followed Ripley\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin's seamy underworld; and in \u003cem\u003eRipley Under Water\u003c\/em\u003e (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, \u003cem\u003ePittsburgh Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHighsmith, Patricia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Highsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e (1921-1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as numerous short stories.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613026849042,"sku":"9780393333190","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d18297e-7150-4189-9fcf-37775c09364b.jpg?v=1732384127","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ripley-under-water-9780393333190","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}