High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. This novel first introduced the character of Tom Ripley, who would return in the novels Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley, and Ripley Under Water, known collectively as the Ripliad. Tom Ripley is a young man struggling to make a living in New York City, with no prospects but with a talent to survive by doing whatever is required. When approached by shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf to travel to Italy to persuade Greenleaf's errant son, Dickie, to return to the United States and join the family business, Ripley sees this as an opportunity. Shortly after his arrival in Italy, he meets Greenleaf and his girlfriend Marge Sherwood, and quickly ingratiates himself with the couple. Over time, however, Sherwood becomes suspicious of Ripley, and Greenleaf begins to tire of him, resenting Ripley's constant presence and growing dependence. Ripley's obsession with Greenleaf is complicated by his desire to maintain the wealthy lifestyle Greenleaf has afforded him.

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