Deep Water (Highsmith novel)

Deep Water

First edition cover
Author Patricia Highsmith
Cover artist Polly Cameron
Country United States
Language English
Genre Suspense, Psychological Thriller
Publisher Harper & Brothers
Publication date
1957
Media type Hardcover
Pages 272
ISBN 978-0-393-32455-6

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. [1] It was brought back into print in the US in 2003 by W. W. Norton & Company.[2]

Synopsis

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.

Film adaptation

References

  1. Schenkar, Joan (2009). The Talented Miss Highsmith, p. 574. St. Martin's Press, New York. ISBN 0312303750.
  2. http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Deep-Water/
  3. Fleming Jr., Mike (April 26, 2013). "Abstinent A Decade, Adrian Lyne Beds Down With Fox 2000 On Adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's Sexy Thriller 'Deep Water'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

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