by Patricia Highsmith · Punto de Lectura S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466319911
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«Mar de fondo» is the psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by Punto de Lectura S.L. in paperback (400 pages, in Spanish).
In the small community of Little Wesley, Vic and Melinda Van Allen sustain a loveless marriage thanks to a pact: she can have affairs as long as she doesn't abandon the family. To win Melinda back, Vic starts boasting of a murder he didn't commit, and that lie ends up unleashing consequences he can't control.
The novel originally appeared in 1957 as 'Deep Water'; this Spanish edition is from 2006.
For readers of psychological suspense and crime fiction, and for those seeking classics of mystery and crime.
Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories in a career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her writing was influenced by existentialist literature and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She was dubbed "the poet of apprehension" by novelist Graham Greene.
