In Deep

by Bernard Wolfe

A murder mystery set in Florida: a man of action returns to find his best friend dying of wounds inflicted by a political enemy. His trail leads him to some Spanish Civil War veterans, bebop bongo drummers, a schizophrenic prostitute, and others.

308 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Bernard Wolfe studied at Yale, taught at Bryn Mawr, served in the Merchant Marine, edited Paramount Newsreel, wrote Really the Blues with "Mezz" Mezzrow, and did a publicity stint on Broadway.

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not happening...this book and its narrator seem oafish, sexist, and condescending to black culture if not racist, and the story is boring. I'm not sure if I missed the undertones of intolerance in the previous Bernard Wolfe book I read, or dismissed them too easily, or whether this one is worse, but it's bugging me now.