The Boy Who Followed Ripley
The Boy Who Followed Ripley is Patricia Highsmith's fourth Tom Ripley novel, first published by Heinemann in London in April 1980, a month before Lippincott & Crowell's US edition. Ripley takes in a runaway American teenager with a secret.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Heinemann, London, 1980
- Series
- Tom Ripley series
The Boy Who Followed Ripley by Patricia Highsmith was first published in 1980. We track 2 editions.
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- Lippincott & Crowell1980 Hardback · Tom Ripley series I own The Boy Who Followed Ripley, Lippincott & Crowell 1980 Log in to want this
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- 12 on Open Library, 10 in English
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We track 2 editions of The Boy Who Followed Ripley. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was The Boy Who Followed Ripley first published?
The Boy Who Followed Ripley by Patricia Highsmith was first published in 1980.
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