The Talented Mr. Ripley

Popular film adaptation with Matt Damon and Jude Law
The work received the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Detective Writers Association of America
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Random part-time jobs, depression due to lack of money, acquaintances with stupid, unworthy people - this is not what Tom Ripley dreams of. He strives to get rich and occupy a high position in society.

One day, Tom meets an American millionaire, Mr. Greenleaf, who suggests that the boy go to Italy to convince his son Richard to return to the States and take up his father's business.

A meeting with Dickie, a carefree favorite of fate, is a chance to start everything from scratch. However, very soon Tom Ripley's hopes turn to dust. The world again rejects him with its usual negligence. And Tom understands: he can either die or become another person - Richard Greenleaf.

But will Tom really be able to live another person's life without arousing suspicion? Will someone else's money help him end all his troubles?

Patricia Highsmith is the author of psychological detective stories that are impossible to put down. The novel about Tom Ripley is her most famous work, which deals with all the most secret things that are hidden in each of us and that we do not want to talk about. The novel has been filmed many times, and the main roles were played by famous handsome men of different times, Alain Delon and Matt Damon.