"The first of five about the sympathetic villain Tom Ripley. The others are 'Ripley Under Ground', 'Ripley's Game', 'The Boy who Followed Ripley' and 'Ripley Under Water' in that order."
"The first of three about the charming Ralph Ernest Gorse who specialises in and enjoys coning women out of their savings. The others are 'Mr. Stimpson and Mr. Gorse' and 'Unknown Assailant.'"
"This is the last book in the trilogy that introduced the evil genius Hanibal Lecter. He also appears in 'Red Dragon' (briefly) and 'The Silence of the Lambs'."
"Wasn't sure whether to include this one on account of whether Patrick Bateman can be said to qualify as 'hero' since he's about 100% unlikeable. He's a total bastard, devoid of redeeming qualities."
