Patricia Highsmith were born in USA in 1921, but spent most of her life living in Europe. She died 1995.
I came across this book by accident, I was passing by a bookstore and couldn't resist going inside. There they were celebrating their 3,5,7, 2 1/2 or whatever anniversary and prices were cut quite much. So, I simple bought the series of five books about Tom Ripley since they seemed ok and I wasn't going to be ruined. Now that I've finished the first one, I think it was pretty good. It is about young man that is going through life basically doing scams. When he is afraid of being caught in the USA he gets an oppurtunity to go to Europe, all expensives paid for, to try to convince a long-lost son to come home. Once in Europe he can't help but getting into trouble, and doesn't mind killing people to make his lies look real. This is a great book, accompany it with a pot of tea and a comfy chair and you'll have a very pleasent evening. Now I shall dig into book no #2 in the series: "Ripley Under Ground".
