The Deepest Water [Import] [Hardcover]

Kate Wilhelm (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd (July 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0709068409
• ISBN-13: 978-0709068402
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Born in 1928, Kate Wilhelm the author of more than thirty novels including Where Late the Sweet Bird Sang and The Unbidden Truth. Her work has been adapted for TV and film and translated into twenty languages. She has been awarded the Prix Apollo, Kurd Lasswitz, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. In 2003, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Her short fiction appeared in landmark anthologies such as Again Dangerous Visions, Orbit, The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women, and The Norton Book of Science Fiction. A cofounder of the Clarion Writers' Workhops, she continues to host monthly writing workshops in Eugene, Oregon.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, September 24, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deepest Water (Hardcover)

Abby Connor is stunned when her father Jud, a noted novelist is murdered near an Oregon lake. Being closer to her dad than even her spouse, Abby goes through the motion of living. She struggles with her current relationships as a vacuum has left her prime connection severed. However, a revelation strikes her that Jud had to have known his killer because the dogs must have recognized the culprit.

Abby begins reevaluating her life and those currently in her life. She searches for a greater understanding of her father and ultimately his untimely death. Finally, deciding she needs closure, she examines his last unpublished novel thinking she will find the clue to uncover the identity of the culprit.

THE DEEPEST WATER is an intriguing suspense thriller due to Abby, as complete a protagonist as found in a novel. The tale starts innocently at a funeral, but builds up in tension as Abby regains her equilibrium and soon obsesses over her father's murder. The support cast provides grit to the novel as several individuals "advise" Abby on what she should do next. The enthralling story line will entice the audience to find other works by Kate Wilhelm.

Harriet Klausner

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A satisfying psychological thriller, September 26, 2001

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Busy Mom (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Deepest Water (Mass Market Paperback)

If you are like me, you like nothing better than to lose yourself in an engrossing novel where time seems to be standing still for a few moments. I have to recommend this book. It is one of those novels where you take it to your favorite reading corner and with a cup of hot tea or coffee, you make yourself comfortable and lose yourself in this book.

Jud Connors is a successful writer who is found murdered in his cabin. His daughter, Abby, finds her world falling apart ~~ who would want her dad dead? After she recovers from the shock, she goes on a hunt for her dad's murderer ... only to realize that she is the murderer's next target as she stands to gain her father's inheritance.

This is Wilhem's newest novel but it's nothing like her other novels. It is suspenseful enough to keep you hooked to find out who the murderer is. And she leaves enough hints throughout the novel to point to the murderer. However, it is not a nail-biting suspense novel ~~ it's just enough to keep you immersed into the book until you get to the last page.

If you're looking for a book to get lost in for a few hours, I highly recommend this book. Wilhem doesn't disappoint you here as she writes with her usual flair for words and descriptions of scenery ~~ and draws you closer to the murderer's lair of deceits and lies.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Read in one gulp but had some reservations..., September 9, 2001

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K. Corn "reviewer" (midwest, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Deepest Water (Mass Market Paperback)

If you like mysteries with a strong psychological twist, this one may be right up your alley. On the other hand, if you like your mysteries full of action, intrigue and danger, better to pass this one up. After her father, Jud Connors, is found brutally murdered, his daughter, Abby, is determined to find out who killed him. While far from perfect and prone to womanizing, Abby's father, a famous writer, is not the sort of man who made enemies easily and there doesn't seem to be a single person who held a grudge against him. As Abby delves into his writings, however, she begins to uncover layers about her father's life -and past.
I read this one in a quick gulp, staying up to finish it in a single evening. I saw the killer early on but still found the "whys" and "hows" of the mystery intriguing enough to want to keep reading. This isn't Wilhelm's best work but won't disappoint both her loyal fans and readers new to the author's work.