Ripley's Game

Author: Patricia Highsmith (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: A thrilling suspense novel, a bestseller in Europe and America! It tells the story of how money drives ordinary people to commit crimes. This novel is a unique gem in the "Ripley series." The same-named film has been jointly produced by Italy, the UK, and the USA, directed and written by the internationally renowned Italian director Liliana Cavani, and starring the seasoned Hollywood actor John Malkovich as the lead. It's a thrilling suspense novel that tells the story of how money drives ordinary people to commit crimes. Dashing Ripley lives in a country villa with his beautiful wife. His old friend asks him to find a hitman, and Ripley recommends Jonathan, a picture framer he had unintentionally offended. Tempted by money, Jonathan, who suffers from leukemia and faces death, transforms from an ordinary man into a ruthless killer. He wants to give up his criminal life, but this brings him into the crosshairs of the mafia. Ripley and Jonathan engage in a gun battle with the killers. Jonathan is shot to death, Ripley survives, and he is speechless in the face of Jonathan's wife and children, filled with guilt. In the "Ripley series," "Ripley's Game" is a unique gem. The same-named film has been jointly produced by Italy, the UK, and the USA, directed and written by the internationally renowned Italian director Liliana Cavani, and starring the seasoned Hollywood actor John Malkovich as the lead. It's a thrilling suspense novel that tells the story of how money drives ordinary people to commit crimes. Dashing Ripley lives in a country villa with his beautiful wife. His old friend asks him to find a hitman, and Ripley recommends Jonathan, a picture framer he had unintentionally offended. Tempted by money, Jonathan, who suffers from leukemia and faces death, transforms from an ordinary man into a ruthless killer. He wants to give up his criminal life, but this brings him into the crosshairs of the mafia. Ripley and Jonathan engage in a gun battle with the killers. Jonathan is shot to death, Ripley survives, and he is speechless in the face of Jonathan's wife and children, filled with guilt.