Ripley Under Water

Resumen del libro

The final part of Patricia Highsmith's brilliant Ripley series

Tom Ripley is quietly living a life of luxury at his chateau at Villeperce, and, as ever, is keeping one step ahead of the law he has, after all, a past that would not bear too much close scrutiny ... The fifth novel featuring the protagonist Tom Ripley finds the sophisticated and amoral American expatriate being harassed by David Pritchard, a fellow American whose boorishness marks him as something of Ripley's alter-ego. Inexplicably familiar with all the incriminating details of Ripley's past, Pritchard is determined to expose him. He shadows Ripley's every move, first spying on him at home in France and then following him to Morocco. Tensions build on the return to Villeperce as Pritchard sets out to locate a body Ripley would prefer remain hidden in a nearby river ...

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;strong Patricia Highsmithx{0026}lt;/strong (1921-1995) es una de las escritoras más originales y perturbadoras de la narrativa contemporánea. En Anagrama se han publicado las novelas x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Extraños en un trenx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El cuchillox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Carolx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El talento de Mr. Ripleyx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong (Premio Edgar Allan Poe y Gran Premio de la Literatura Policíaca),x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Mar de fondox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Un juego para los vivosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Ese dulce mal, El grito de la lechuzax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Las dos caras de enerox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em La celda de cristalx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Crímenes imaginarios, El temblor de la falsificaciónx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El juego del esconditex{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Rescate por un perrox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El amigo americanox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El diario de Edithx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Tras los pasos de Ripleyx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Gente que llama a la puerta, El hechizo de Elsiex{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Ripley en peligrox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em y Small G: un idilio de veranox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , los libros de relatos x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Pequeños cuentos misóginosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Crímenes bestialesx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Sirenas en el campo de golfx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Catástrofesx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Los cadáveres exquisitosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Pájaros a punto de volarx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Una afición peligrosax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Relatosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong (que incluye los primeros cinco libros de cuentos de la autora, tres de los cuales x{0026} x02013;x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Oncex{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em A merced del vientox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em La casa negrax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong x{0026} x02013; no habían aparecido hasta ahora en la editorial) y el libro de ensayos x{0026}lt;em x{0026}lt;strong Suspensex{0026}lt;/strong x{0026}lt;/em .x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p Fotografía de la autora Ruth Bernhard - Trustees of Princeton Universityx{0026}lt;/p