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''The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect'' Daily Telegraph

Maude Slocum is in trouble. But luckily trouble is Investigator Lew Archer''s business.

A well-dressed, wealthy woman has arrived at Archer''s L.A. office, having intercepted a poison pen letter accusing her of adultery. Reluctantly agreeing to help her find the culprit, he dives into the Slocums'' moneyed, oil-rich California world. But when Maude''s mother-in-law is found dead in the swimming pool, secrets come to the surface too. For the urbane, world-weary Archer, a case of blackmail soon becomes murder.

The Drowning Pool

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    A Paperback / softback by Ross Macdonald

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 13/07/2023
      ISBN13: 9780241639191, 978-0241639191
      ISBN10: 0241639190
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect'' Daily Telegraph

      Maude Slocum is in trouble. But luckily trouble is Investigator Lew Archer''s business.

      A well-dressed, wealthy woman has arrived at Archer''s L.A. office, having intercepted a poison pen letter accusing her of adultery. Reluctantly agreeing to help her find the culprit, he dives into the Slocums'' moneyed, oil-rich California world. But when Maude''s mother-in-law is found dead in the swimming pool, secrets come to the surface too. For the urbane, world-weary Archer, a case of blackmail soon becomes murder.

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