. "Tom Ripley"@en . . . . . . "Thomas \"Tom\" Phelps Ripley is a fictional character in a series of crime novels by Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. The series of five books based around Ripley's exploits is collectively called \"the Ripliad.\""@en . "Thomas \"Tom\" Phelps Ripley is a fictional character in a series of crime novels by Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. The series of five books based around Ripley's exploits is collectively called \"the Ripliad.\""@en . . . . . . .