Tom Ripley book 4 · 1980
The Boy Who Followed Ripley
A teenage American runaway, the son of a dead tycoon, turns up at Belle Ombre looking for work as a gardener, and Tom sees something of himself in the boy.
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Book facts
- Author
- Patricia Highsmith
- Series
- Tom Ripley, book 4 of 5
- Published
- 1980
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Villeperce, France
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Boy Who Followed Ripley
4 recurring or key characters from Patricia Highsmith’s chart. Introduces Frank Pierson.
Lead 1
- Tom RipleyCon man and murderer who lives as a gentleman in France
Major 1
- Frank PiersonFirst appearanceAmerican teenager on the run
Minor and cameo 2
- Héloïse RipleyTom’s French wife
- Madame AnnetteHousekeeper at Belle Ombre
Also featuring these characters
Other Patricia Highsmith books that share the most characters with The Boy Who Followed Ripley.
- Ripley Under Ground1970 · Tom Ripley · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon