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Books by Patricia Highsmith
  | | The Talented Mr. Ripley(Reprint) by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2008 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-33214-8, ISBN: 0-393-33214-4 "One of the great crime novels of the 20th century, Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley is a blend of the narrative subtlety of Henry James and the self-reflexive irony of Vladimir Nabokov. Like the best modernist fiction, Ripley works on two levels. First, it is the story of a young man, Tom Ripley, whose nihilistic tendencies lead him on a deadly passage across Europe. On another level, the novel is a commentary on ficti ..." |
 | | Deep Water(Reprint) by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2003 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-32455-6, ISBN: 0-393-32455-9 "In Deep Water, set in the quiet, small town of Little Wesley, Patricia Highsmith has created a vicious and suspenseful tale of love gone sour. Vic and Melinda Van Allen's loveless marriage is held together only by a precarious arrangement whereby, in order to avoid the messiness of divorce, Melinda is allowed to take any number of lovers as long as she does not desert her family. Eventually, Vic can no longer suppress his jealousy and t ..." |
 | | Ripley Under Water by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2008 by W. W. Norton & Company Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-393-33319-0, ISBN: 0-393-33319-1 ""Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing."—Frank Rich Now part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, "a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened" (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith's ..." |
 | | Ripley's Game(Reprint) by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2008 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-33212-4, ISBN: 0-393-33212-8 "With its sinister humor and genius plotting, Ripley's Game is an enduring portrait of a compulsive, sociopathic American antihero.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 unquench ..." |
 | | The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game(2nd Edition) (Everyman's Library) by Patricia Highsmith, Grey Gowrie, Naguib Mahfouz, The-Ripley-Omnibus, Claire Morgan Hardcover, 904 Pages, Published 1999 by Everyman's Library ISBN-13: 978-0-375-40792-5, ISBN: 0-375-40792-8 "(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)Three classic crime novels by a master of the macabre appear here together in hardcover for the first time.Suave, agreeable, and completely amoral, Patricia Highsmith's hero, the inimitable Tom Ripley, stops at nothing--not even murder-- to accomplish his goals. In achieving for himself the opulent life that he was denied as a child, Ripley shows himself to be a master of illusion and manipulation and a di ..." |
 | | Strangers on a Train(Reprint) by Patricia Highsmith, Gillian Flynn Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2016 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-35193-4, ISBN: 0-393-35193-9 "The inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1951 film, the novel that established Patricia Highsmith as a master of noir fiction. “In this mesmerizing [novel] . . . not to be recommended for the weak-minded and impressionable” (Washington Post), we encounter Guy Haines, a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, and Charles Anthony Bruno, a conniving psychopath who manipulates a chance encounter with Guy into a sadistic plot t ..." |
 | | The Price of Salt(Reprint) OR Carol by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2014 by Dover Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-486-80029-5, ISBN: 0-486-80029-6 "A chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter divorce, abandon their oppressive daily routines for the freedom of the open road, where their love can blossom. But their newly discovered bliss is shattered when Carol is forced to choose between her child and her lover.Author Patricia Highsmith ..." |
 | | The Boy Who Followed Ripley(1st Edition) by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2008 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-33211-7, ISBN: 0-393-33211-X ""Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing."—Frank RichNow part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, "a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened" (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith's favorite creation. In The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980), Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarre ..." |
 | | Edith's Diary(Reprint) by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2018 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2802-7, ISBN: 0-8021-2802-5 "Edith Howland’s diary is her most precious possession. After moving with her family from New York City to suburban Pennsylvania, Edith’s husband abandons her for a younger woman, leaving her trapped in a bleak existence with her degenerate son and his senile uncle. As Edith’s life turns sour, she retreats into her writing; and while her life plunges into chaos, a disturbing tale of success and happiness blooms in her diary. She invents ..." |
 | | Deep Water(1st Edition) A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics, Band 182) by Patricia Highsmith, Gillian Flynn Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2018 by Virago ISBN-13: 978-0-349-01032-8, ISBN: 0-349-01032-3 "A Virago Modern ClassicBroschiertes BuchTo everyone around them, Melinda and Vic Van Allen are the perfect couple - young, wealthy and attractive. But when their love sours, their mind games reach a twisted, dangerous climax. Published as part of a beautifully designed series to mark the 40th anniversary of the Virago Modern Classics." |
 | | Edith's Diary A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics, Band 183) by Patricia Highsmith, Denise Mina Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2015 by Virago ISBN-13: 978-0-349-00455-6, ISBN: 0-349-00455-2 "Edith Howland's diary is her most precious possession, and as she is moving house she is making sure it's safe. A suburban housewife in fifties America, she is moving to Brunswick with her husband Brett and her beloved son, Cliffie, to start a new life for them all. She is optimistic, but most of all she has high hopes for her new venture with Brett, a local newspaper, the Brunswick Corner Bugle. Life seems full of promise, and indeed, ..." |
 | | Ripley Under Ground by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2008 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-33213-1, ISBN: 0-393-33213-6 ""Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing."—Frank RichNow part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, "a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened" (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith's fa ..." |
 | | The Price of Salt, or Carol(Reprint) by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2004 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-32599-7, ISBN: 0-393-32599-7 ""A great American writer…Highsmith's writing is wicked…it puts a spell on you." ―Entertainment WeeklyPatricia Highsmith's story of romantic obsession may be one of the most important, but still largely unrecognized, novels of the twentieth century. First published in 1952 and touted as "the novel of a love that society forbids," the book soon became a cult classic.Based on a true story plucked from Highsmith's own life, The Price of Sal ..." |
 | | Edith's Diary(Reprint) by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 317 Pages, Published 1994 by Atlantic Monthly Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87113-296-3, ISBN: 0-87113-296-6 "Edith saw from the way Carol gently touched the sturdy leaf points that she cared about plants. Cliffie was no longer smirking, but regarded Carol with his straightforward neutral expression - observant, maybe, but maybe his mind was miles away, Edith could never tell. Edith was thinking that Carol was young, and knew little about Brett. Why fear Carol? Why worry? Brett wasn't the type to sweep a girl off her feet and never had bee ..." |
 | | Ripley's Game(Reprint) by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1993 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-679-74568-6, ISBN: 0-679-74568-8 "Connoisseur of art, harpsichord aficionado, gardener extraordinaire, and genius of improvisational murder, the inimitable Tom Ripley finds his complacency shaken when he is scorned at a posh gala. While an ordinary psychopath might repay the insult with some mild act of retribution, what Ripley has in mind is far more subtle, and infinitely more sinister. A social slight doesn't warrant murder of course-- just a chain of events that may ..." |
 | | Carol(Updated) by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1991 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-014906-7, ISBN: 0-14-014906-6 "This is a classic novel from the author of 'The Talented Mr Ripley'." |
 | | The Two Faces of January. Die zwei Gesichter des Januars, englische Ausgabe by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Sphere ISBN-13: 978-0-7515-5587-5, ISBN: 0-7515-5587-8 |
 | | Eleven(Reprint) by Patricia Highsmith, Graham Greene Paperback, 191 Pages, Published 2011 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4530-7, ISBN: 0-8021-4530-2 "The legendary writer Patricia Highsmith is best remembered today for her chilling psychological thrillers The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train. A critically acclaimed best seller in Europe, Highsmith has for too long been underappreciated in the United States. Starting in 2011, Grove Press will begin to reissue nine of Highsmithâs works. Eleven is Highsmithâs first collection of short stories, an arresting group of dark ..." |
 | | "Ripley's Game"(2nd Edition) Level 5 (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers)) by Patricia Highsmith, Kathy Burke Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2008 by Pearson Elt ISBN-13: 978-1-4058-8250-7, ISBN: 1-4058-8250-6 "Connoisseur of art, harpsichord aficionado, gardener extraordinaire, and genius of improvisational murder, the inimitable Tom Ripley finds his complacency shaken when he is scorned at a posh gala. While an ordinary psychopath might repay the insult with some mild act of retribution, what Ripley has in mind is far more subtle, and infinitely more sinister. A social slight doesn't warrant murder of course-- just a chain of events that may ..." |
 | | Small g(Reprint) A Summer Idyll by Patricia Highsmith Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2005 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-32703-8, ISBN: 0-393-32703-5 ""Like Ripley, [Highsmith's characters] burn in a reader's memory."—Susan Salters Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review In unmistakable Highsmithian fashion, Small g, Patricia Highsmith's final novel, opens near a seedy Zurich bar with the brutal murder of Petey Ritter. Unraveling the vagaries of love, sexuality, jealousy, and death, Highsmith weaves a mystery both hilarious and astonishing, a classic fairy tale executed with a charact ..." |
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