El Amigo Americano

from KatherineGregg

This is the third in the Ripley series and my least favorite so far. Tom is less charming and the storyline less believable than The Talented Mr. Ripley and Ripley Under Ground. The writing is good but bringing the mafia into the scenario was a little over the top. Tom a little too casually invol...

from csweder

This was the most different of all the Ripely books. Ripely himself came off as the 'good' guy. Helping to kill some mafiosas (mafia) so that another man can collect the money. His morals are really developed here--killing mafia men for him is almost a public service. As well as helping his new f...

from ehines

This is more or less where Hannibal Lechter comes from--the tasteful, debonaire guilt-free killer of the rude & crude. An interesting idea that has now been worked to death by others, but a long way from the subtlety of the flawed and weak Ripley of the first book. That Ripley was something like ...

from LibraryCin

3.5 stars This is the third book in the Tom Ripley series. At least at the start of the book, there is not much focus on Tom, himself. He manages to get involved in the life of a man, Jonathan, who has a disease and isn't sure how long he is going to live. Jonathan is convinced to help murder so...

from thisisstephenbetts

Really enjoyable. A little less convoluted than Ripley Under Ground — still has a couple of credulity-stretching moments. But there's something about Highsmith's feverish, apprehensive atmosphere that is gripping and disconcerting.