Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith (2nd printing, 1966)

A troubled marriage slips towards suspicion and violence

Fair Condition - Spine/edges heavily rubbed, covers chipped/creased, corners worn.Handwritten price/note on front, pages/edges lightly spotted; text readable.Second printing, 1966.

Vic Van Allen appears to be a patient, agreeable husband, even as his wife Melinda openly pursues other men. Their marriage survives through an uneasy arrangement that allows them to avoid separation while preserving the appearance of family life. Beneath Vic's tolerance, however, resentment gathers. When he suggests that he may have been responsible for a man's death, a disturbing story begins to influence both Melinda's lovers and the couple's wider social circle. As jealousy and performance become increasingly difficult to separate, the threat within their marriage grows more real. Patricia Highsmith turns a seemingly ordinary domestic situation into a study of obsession and concealed aggression, exposing the dangerous possibilities behind a respectable surface in this psychological suspense novel.