Deep Water
by Patricia Highsmithliterary work· published 1957
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Deep Water is a psychological thriller by Patricia Highsmith first published in 1957 by Harper & Brothers. It is Highsmith's fifth published novel. The working title was originally The Dog in the Manger. It was brought back into print in the United States in 2003 by W. W. Norton & Company. Vic and Melinda Van Allen are a couple living in a loveless marriage in the small town of Little Wesley. In order to accommodate Melinda while avoiding divorce, it has also become an open marriage within which Melinda is permitted to stray as long as she does not desert her family. Vic becomes fascinated with the unsolved murder of one of Melinda's former lovers, Malcolm McRae, and takes credit for it in order to successfully drive away her current fling.
Adaptations (1)
Deep Water was adapted into a 2022 film.
Deep Water2022 · film · 115 min · dir. Adrian Lyne · IMDb ↗A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
