Leave it to Patricia Highsmith to make you feel bad, because you start rooting for a murderer. And not a murderer as in "they were bad guys and deserved it". Ripley murders for his own benefit, and the victims are even likable characters. Still, Highsmith makes Ripley likable, too, by describing the way he kind of has no major emotions about the killing. It is hard to describe, read for yourself. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, even though I don't know if I will read more of the Ripley novels she wrote.