A review by snowbenton
Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith

dark funny mysterious tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Props to Highsmith for making me sympathize with the man in this novel.

I definitely thought it was funny when he told Melinda's lover that he killed her previous one by referencing a man who had been killed recently. And I was intrigued but not terribly surprised when he actually killed Delisle (forgive me if I spelled that wrong, I listened to the audio which was great). And somehow Highsmith managed to make me mad at Melinda for going around town telling people that Vic killed him. I was listening in my car mumbling "damn it, Melinda, he's going to go to jail if you keep this up," despite the fact that he actually committed the crime. Incredible. I loved that both murders weren't premeditated, just opportunity attacks from a man who was tired and ashamed. I was expecting him to kill Melinda by the end but it still took me by surprise; though seeing that Don brought the police, while morally satisfying, left me a little disappointed. I expected more from you, Vic. Trixie deserved better.