For the first time in Russian - the classic novel "the most murderous existentialist in detective fiction" (Boston Globe), the author of Hitchcock's "Strangers on the Train" and repeatedly transferred to the screen series of books about Tom Ripley . Victor van Allen is thirty-six years old. He lives in Little Wesley, Massachusetts, and his wife Melinda cheats on him. For the time being, Vic tolerates her betrayal, but one day decides to fight - and, for romantic mystery, invents a murder story. And from the imaginary murder to the murder of the real Haismith - one step ... The novel has a French film version (1981) - directed by Michel Deville, starring Jean-Louis Trentinian and Isabelle Huppert - and in 2022 a new film adaptation was released in the world. Directed by Adrian Lyne (E.I. Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Jacob's Ladder, Indecent Offering, Lolita, Infidel), starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas . “Whether you like detectives or not, Deep Water is a must read” (Sunday Times)