Ripley Under Ground
by Patricia Highsmithliterary work· published 1970
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Ripley Under Ground is a psychological thriller by Patricia Highsmith, the second novel in her Ripliad series. It was published in June 1970. Six years after the events of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom Ripley is now in his early thirties and living a comfortable life in France with his wife, heiress Héloïse Plisson. The lifestyle at his estate, Belle Ombre, is supported by Dickie Greenleaf's fortune, occasional fence work with an American named Reeves Minot, and Derwatt Ltd.— an art forgery scheme that Ripley helped set up years before as a silent partner. Years prior, after the painter Philip Derwatt disappeared and committed suicide in Greece, his friends—photographer Jeff Constant and freelance journalist Ed Banbury—began to publicize his work and sold a number of authentic paintings.
Adaptations (1)
Ripley Under Ground was adapted into a 2005 film.
Ripley Under Ground2005 · film · 101 min · dir. Roger Spottiswoode · IMDb ↗IMDb5.9After his friend, a hot young artist, is killed, a resourceful American man living in London covers up the crime and tries to keep the friend's name alive in order to exploit his legacy and reap millions in the process.
