Author · updated 2026
Patricia Highsmith Books in Order
Every Patricia Highsmith book in publication order — 42 in total, spanning 1950–2015.
Publication Order of Ripley Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Ripley Under Ground | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Ripley's Game | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Boy Who Followed Ripley | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Ripley Under Water | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strangers on a Train | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Price of Salt / Carol | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Blunderer | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Deep Water | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | A Game for the Living | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | This Sweet Sickness | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Cry of the Owl | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Two Faces of January | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Glass Cell | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Suspension of Mercy / The Story-Teller | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Those Who Walk Away | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Tremor of Forgery | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Dog's Ransom | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Edith's Diary | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | People Who Knock on the Door | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Found in the Street | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Small g | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing That Meets the Eye | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Eleven / The Snail Watcher and Other Stories | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Little Tales of Misogyny | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Slowly, Slowly in the Wind | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Black House | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Mermaids on the Golf Course | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Chillers | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Sour Tales for Sweethearts | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Web She Weaves | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Mystery Cats | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Mystery Cats 3: More Feline Felonies | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Century of British Mystery and Suspense | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Crime Story Collection | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A Century of Great Suspense Stories | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A New Omnibus of Crime | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Books to Die For | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 42, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strangers on a Train | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Price of Salt / Carol | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Blunderer | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Deep Water | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A Game for the Living | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | This Sweet Sickness | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Cry of the Owl | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Two Faces of January | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Glass Cell | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | A Suspension of Mercy / The Story-Teller | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Those Who Walk Away | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Nothing That Meets the Eye | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Tremor of Forgery | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Ripley Under Ground | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Eleven / The Snail Watcher and Other Stories | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | A Dog's Ransom | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Ripley's Game | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Little Tales of Misogyny | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Edith's Diary | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Slowly, Slowly in the Wind | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Boy Who Followed Ripley | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Black House | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | People Who Knock on the Door | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Web She Weaves | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Mermaids on the Golf Course | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Found in the Street | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Chillers | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Ripley Under Water | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Mystery Cats | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Small g | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Mystery Cats 3: More Feline Felonies | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | A Century of British Mystery and Suspense | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Crime Story Collection | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | A Century of Great Suspense Stories | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | A New Omnibus of Crime | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Books to Die For | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Sour Tales for Sweethearts | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
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