Inside strange life of the dark author of The Talented Mr Ripley

In The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia Highsmith brought to life one of the most enduring antiheroes readers will come across.

As he affords himself a life of luxury by murdering and conning his way around Europe, readers hope that the chameleon character Tom Ripley will come a cropper.

Now, 69 years after the character appeared in print - before he was later brilliantly portrayed by on screen in 1999 - the amoral killer has returned with Andrew Scott in the titular role in .

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