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I loved Mr Ripley years ago, and I‘ve wanted to read more by Patricia Highsmith ever since.

This one reminds me of Ripley in its setting: rich ruthless people living a lazy life and hating each other.

Melinda and Vic are married but she‘s having lovers on the side all the time. It‘s a matter of time until Vic is fed up with the situation.
I wanted to know what happened but it wasn‘t such a rewarding read as Ripley. A light pick.

#WeeklyForecast 08/25

I am reading George for the #ToB25. So far so good. On audio I am listening to The Miniaturist, which is set in my city. That‘s always nice. The tagged will be my next read. I‘ve been wanting to read more Highsmith ever since Mr Ripley.

My review of this book can be seen on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/kMXI3ba3eds

Enjoy!

The writing is definitely beautiful but I didn't understand why two thirds of the book is used to build the portrait of Vic, a perfectly calculated, close to psychopath character who knows his wife inside out and senses her each and every move and feelings, to just break him at the end. It seems he resisted the pressure for ten years and then he just couldn't anymore...

So creepy. She was such a good writer. But her characters make my skin crawl a bit.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookSpin done! @TheAromaofBooks

A tale of a twisted and loveless marriage..full of dread and suspense that kept me engaged. The tension slowly builds and the horror is not the murder itself but the chilling mind of the killer. Patricia Highsmith likes to explore the darker side of human nature in her novels and this one has a sociopath who is sinister yet has my sympathies. Thank you for sending this to me, Cathy. I really enjoyed it! @Cathythoughts

#CuriousCovers #water
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Rosé and a classic 1957 suspense novel.

Vic‘s marriage is troubled and his wife is flaunting her affairs. When one of her lovers is found dead, Vic brags that he might be responsible.

I loved this author‘s Ripley series and this one is starting out great!

This lesser known Highsmith is amazing! Full of slow building dramatic tension and the requisite sympathetic bad guy. #nightreads #saturdaynightbooks #oldschool

Some more #BookMail today, coz clearly if there‘s carpet space I don‘t have enough books😋. Bk1 is the #ViragoModernClassics 40th Anniversary Edition of Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith with a foreword by Gillian Flynn. Once again, Thankyou @SavidgeReads for giving me another book obsession!

I love these anniversary virago editions. So pretty! 😍😍😍

Patricia Highsmith is the Queen of Suspense. She is a masterful writer who managed to get me to root for the psychopathic killer. This book also has one if the best sex scene that I have read in a long time....between two snails. Excellent book. 🐌❤️🐌😉

Did anyone else participate in #8intwo over the weekend? I finished Lovesome by Sally Seltmann and got 1/4 of the way through this one in about 5.5 hours 😁

#deepwater #marchintooz
Won‘t be home til late so cheated with this off Amazon 😁

#MarchIntoOz Day 20: My FB memory has been exploding with photos of my trip to Maldives, where I have been, two years back to celebrate my 40th birthday. First image that came to mind with the #DeepWater prompt. It took an airplane ride, a taxi, a boat, another cab, and a longer boat ride before we arrived at Mahibadhoo Island where we spent seven glorious days. Totally unforgettable.

I'm a huge fan of Patricia Highsmith so was expecting something good but I absolutely loved this chilling, complex portrayal of a disturbed and dangerous man. As with many of her stories the tension builds not so much over what he might do but whether he will get away with it.

Highsmith rocks!

Just another happy couple...

Patricia Highsmith for breakfast #thrillersforbreakfast