Patricia Highsmith: The Talented Mister Ripley

From the Publisher:
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.

Patricia Highsmith: The Talented Mister Ripley. Vintage, ISBN: 0099282879 (August, 1999), 248 p., £6.99.