By definition, it’s not a crime novel however, it contains an exploration of transgressive desire that has resonance with the criminal behavior in her best known crime novels. Her second novel The Price of Salt, on which the new Todd Haynes film Carol starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara is based, is an anomaly for her.
Ripley-are psychological thrillers in which she aligns us with a criminal protagonist, implicating us by blurring the thin line between desire and transgressive illegal and immoral behavior. Her best known novels- Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Patricia Highsmith is first and foremost a crime writer.
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