The Deepest Water

by Kate Wilhelm

Book Overview

When Jud Connors, a successful writer, is found murdered in his isolated cabin in the Oregon woods, his daughter, 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312261438
• ISBN13: 9780312261436
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The Deepest water by Kate Wilhelm was my favorite book so far this year.

You will love this book by Kate Wilhelm: The Deepest water. It was suspenseful, Engaging I could not put it down. So many twists and turns you will Love it.

Very good!

Kate Wilhelm always surprises me.This books starts out so predictably,a dead body at a secluded cabin and the mystery of who the killer might be,however as the story unfolds she makes each character so unique especially all the women.She also describes flawlessly the geographic locations.The ending is stunning.

Wow, Wilhelm

My first Wilhelm book, recommended by a friend and now I'm hooked. I love mysteries and this was a puzzle. I guess you can assume no matter how remote or inaccessible a retreat is someone can figure out a way to get to it.Even though Abby finally figured things out, some of her old friends and neighbors got to the answer before her and if it hadn't been for the secret help of Felicia the ending would have had a different outcome.But the unlikely murderer got his just desserts. The mother character seemed a bit vague to me. Everyone keeps referring to Jud Vickers as Jud Conners in these reviews and even on the back cover of the paperback that error is made. Abby Conners was Jud's daughter but they did not have the same last names. I would read this again, but I think I'll just find another one of Wilhelms books and dig in.

great book

This is my first Kate Wilehelm book, and I have to say it is hard to put down. The characters are well thought out and come to life. The setting is great with a cabin in the woods surrounded by a lake that only has one way in...by boat. Who killed her father? How did the killer get to the cabin? This is a great book and I will look for other Wilhelm books next trip to the store!!

Remarkably well written!!

"The Deepest Water" is the first book by Kate Wilhelm that I have read, but I will certainly read her others.This is a fantastic mystery about the murder of a fiction writer, Jud Connors. The protagonist is his daughter Abby; points of view are also provided by Jud's lady friend Willa and by Felicia, an old family friend. The suspense is beautifully meshed, with even the smallest holes patched by the end of the book. Amidst the search for the killer is woven a wonderful storyline: Jud's friends, his daughter's marriage, Jud's clues to his murderer in his new novel, and Jud's surprising legacy. Abby's love for her father went back far enough to solve the mystery: She had proofread for him back in the days when he wrote computer manuals, and the key was in the computer. I thought that this was brilliant.I'm used to particular twists in mysteries, and was so afraid that this book would follow the patterns of other authors. Happily, it didn't, and I finished the book satisfied with the ending.I couldn't put down the book, and I strongly recommend it!

Great read

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