The Deepest Water

By: Kate Wilhelm

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Considered "one of the masters of psychological fiction in America" (San Francisco Chronicle), Kate Wilhelm serves up a chilling puzzle that will keep listeners 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 Abby's world starts to fall apart. Who wanted her father dead and why? More puzzling is how anyone could have gotten to the cabin undetected. Was the murderer someone Jud knew?

As Abby embarks on her own investigation, she soon realizes that the clue to the murderer's identity is buried in her father's latest novel, finished just weeks before his death. But will she be able to see through the fiction in time, before the killer comes after her?

©2000 Kate Wilhelm (P)2002 Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"The star of the book, strangely, is the cabin itself, a perversely menacing version of a Thomas Kincade painting and a deliciously eerie setting for the mystery and murder, beckoning the reader to step inside." (Publishers Weekly)
"Wilhelm is a first-rate novelist. Her characters are well drawn, the setting is real, and the pace keeps the reader raptly involved to the last page." (Library Journal)

Entertaining

Very entertaining, the recording abruptly cuts off the last few words in every chapter. Disappointing

Solid

Would recommend yes a departure story line….good build-up…wonderful performance. Kept you wanting more.

Riveting story

Kate Wilhelm doesn't disappoint, as usual. This story is the audiobook equivalent of "couldn't put it down."However, I have a bone to pick with the excellent narrator, Marguerite Gavin - her work is wonderful, however, she should have respected the author enough to research the proper pronunciations of "Spokane" and "Willamette." Ms Wilhelm writes about this area and must cringe hearing her mangle those words in the book. Anyone from that region can pick that out in a heartbeat.

Soothing Reader’s Voice

Love, confusion, death & new beginnings. I only wish reader pronounced places or things in Oregon correctly!

Did not disappoint

I was very impressed with this book. It was thoughtfully written; as you can feel the heroines hurt, heart ache and grief. This book could easily become a two series; with the follow up giving a new life to the main character. It has suspense, emotion and heart.