The Talented Mr Ripley - Patricia Highsmith

Ahead of the theatre trip to watch the stage adaptation, a good excuse to read one of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. You do not need to be coming to the theatre to join the book discussion.

'Ripley, amoral, hedonistic and charming, is a genuinely original creation' - Daily Telegraph

Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start over.

Ripley wants money, success and the good life and he's willing to kill for it. When his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking.