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The Deepest Water
The Deepest Water
Author: Kate Wilhelm
Considered "one of the masters of psychological fiction in America" (San Francisco Chronicle), Kate Wilhelm serves up an irresistably chilling puzzle that will keep readers captivated until the very end. — When Jud Connors, a successful writer, is found murdered in his isolated cabin in the woods of Oregon, his daughter A...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312261436
ISBN-10: 0312261438
Publication Date: 10/2000
Pages: 279
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  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 5
This was my first by Kate Wilhelm, but definitely won't be my last. Wilhelm's style of writing is subtle and works its way under your skin. It's not a hardcore mystery or psychological thriller, but the author is able to draw you in so slowly and subtly that you don't even realize you're hooked. When Abby's father, Jud, a bestselling novelist is murdered in his lakeside cabin, Abby sets out to find out who the murderer is. Others around Abby believe they know who it is, but the dawning realization takes Abby a little longer to accept. Even better is Abby's father's ability to take actual events and people and change them just enough to use in his books. And, of course, the identity of Jud's murderer is hidden in his final novel. This is a wonderfully woven story with believable characters and events.
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Helpful Score: 2
Well written, interesting psychological fiction.
sahallie avatar reviewed The Deepest Water on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book. What a great get-away mystery. Not great literature but very fun to read.
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Enjoyable story about a daughter who Father is murdered at a remote cabin. There are no clues and no suspects. As she seeks the secrets of his life, through his published and non published books, her life become in danger. Kate Wilhelm is one of my fav authors.
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Helpful Score: 1
Interesting book. I did like it but unlike others I had a hard time getting through the middle. The premise of the story was great and the unraveling of her fathers life and death was suspenseful & interesting. The only problem I had was that I could have easily skipped the middle of the book and not missed it at all.
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When her father is shot dead at his house on an Oregon lake, feisty young Abby Vickers sets out to determine the identity of the murderer. Abby's dad, Judson, was a renowned author and a ladies' man, and there are plenty of scorned women to put on the list of suspects. There's also Abby's own husband....
Abby Conners must re-evaluate all of her safe assumptions about life as she probes for possible hidden messages in her father's last novel that might reveal his killer.
A GREAT BOOK.
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If you like mystery...you'll love this book. It keeps you guessing!
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Wilhelm always writes a clean, interesting mystery novel.
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A woman investigates her dad's murder and realizes that a clue to the identity of the murderer is in her dad's latest novel but the killer may be coming after her.


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