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Patricia Highsmith, the author of "Carol", is a masterpiece of the classic series and a pioneering representative of crime novels in the 20th century. Ranked first among the masters of crime novels in Time Magazine. A timeless silver screen classic, "Fleabag" and "Sherlock" actor Andrew Scott's version of Ripley is about to be released. This set contains all five books in the Ripley series. Ripley is a young man with an ordinary background and a life worth showing off. He is entrusted by a wealthy businessman to go to Italy to persuade his bohemian son Dicky to return to his hometown in the United States. But once Ripley arrived there, he was deeply fascinated by Dickie's luxurious life of spending money. He tried his best to become Dickie's close friend, but had to endure Dickie's moodiness. In the end, his desire swelled to the point of wanting to replace Dicky, but his careful mind and calm criminal methods caught people off guard. Just when he was intoxicated with the dream he had created by his own hands, an unexpected coincidence revealed his flaws, which attracted the attention of the police and was investigated by the police... In this masterpiece and its subsequent sequels, Ripley has always been wandering between light and darkness, experiencing the test of "one thought of heaven and one thought of hell" in "Infernal Affairs", carrying the past with impunity, and committing new crimes in the subsequent chain reaction. Ripley is one of the most classic characters in crime novels of the 20th century. His story and psychological journey not only created a new model in the field of genre novels, but his literary value also had a profound impact on subsequent novels, especially so-called "cult novels".