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Tom Ripley books in order

Patricia Highsmith

Tom Ripley is a series of 5 books by Patricia Highsmith: 1,188 pages in the 4 with a known length, about 22 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

5
books
1,188
pages in 4 of them
22 hours
to read those 4
44 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Talented Mr. Ripley 1955 5.8 h Ripley Under Ground 1970 5.1 h Ripley's Game 1974 5.2 h
The Boy Who Followed Ripley 1980 length not known
Ripley Under Water 1991 5.7 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. Ripley Under Ground 1970 5.1 h

    It's been six years since Ripley murdered Dickie Greenleaf and inherited his money.

  2. Ripley's Game 1974 5.2 h

    Living on his posh French estate with his elegant heiress wife, Tom Ripley, on the cusp of middle age, is no longer the striving comer of The Talented Mr. Ripley.

  3. The Boy Who Followed Ripley 1980 length not known

  4. Ripley Under Water 1991 5.7 h

    Tom Ripley passes his leisured days at his French country estate tending the dahlias, practicing the harpsichord, and enjoying the company of his lovely wife, Heloise.

How much is left

After The Talented Mr. Ripley about 16 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Ripley Under Ground about 11 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Ripley's Game about 6 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After The Boy Who Followed Ripley about 6 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 21 hours 47 minutes

4 of 5 books, 1,188 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

44 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.