The Italian coastal scenes, beautiful cast and sense of summer languor that disguises evil impulses make this a<b> disturbing but gorgeous read </b>
Independent
An <b>outstanding thriller </b>which has deservedly become a classic
The Times
I love that [Highsmith] makes this sociopath so completely charming that you're rooting for him
Mail on Sunday
Ripley - <b>amoral, hedonistic and charming </b>- is a genuinely original creation. It is hard to imagine anyone interested in modern fiction who has not read the Ripley novels
Daily Telegraph
I'm a <b>huge Highsmith fan</b>. If there's one book I wish I'd written, it's <i>The Talented Mr Ripley</i>
- Sarah Waters,
As <b>haunting and harrowing</b> a study of a schizophrenic murder as paper will bear. A<b> glittering addition </b>to the meagre ranks of people who make books that you really can't put down
Sunday Times
<b>I love [Highsmith] so much </b>. . . what a revelation her writing was
- Gillian Flynn, Wall Street Journal
Its story of a social-climbing con-man is<b> more pertinent than ever</b>
- Hugh Montgomery, BBC Culture
Precisely plotted, stylishly written and kept alert by an icy wit. Streets ahead of the conventional thriller:<b> a cool little classic of its kind</b>
Evening Standard
An <b>outstanding thriller </b>which has deservedly become a classic
Spectator