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Cover artist Polly Cameron Language English Media type Hardcover Originally published 1957 Page count 272 Publisher Harper | 3.8/5 Goodreads Country United States Publication date 1957 Pages 272 Adaptations Eaux profondes (1981) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Suspense, Psychological thriller Similar Works by Patricia Highsmith, Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deep Water is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith, first published in 1957 by Harper & Brothers. It is Highsmith's fifth published novel, the working title was The Dog in the Manger. It was brought back into print in the US in 2003 by W. W. Norton & Company.
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Vic and Melinda Van Allen's loveless marriage is held together only by a precarious arrangement whereby, in order to avoid the messiness of divorce, Melinda is allowed to take any number of lovers as long as she does not desert her family. Eventually, Vic can no longer suppress his jealousy and tries to win back his wife by asserting himself through a tall tale of murder—one that soon comes true. In this complex portrayal of a dangerous psychosis emerging in the most unlikely of places, Highsmith examines the chilling reality behind the idyllic facade of American suburban life.