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If you read crime stories at all or perhaps especially if you dont, you should read deep water. However, he got tired of this and decided to pursue a legal career. Deep water23 deep water about the author william douglas 18981980 was born in maine, minnesota. After graduating with a bachelors of arts in english and economics, he spent two years teaching high school in yakima. The tremor of forgery is considered by many to be patricia highsmiths finest novel.
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