The Drowning Pool
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This article is about the Ross Macdonald novel. For the band, see Drowning Pool.
| Author | Ross Macdonald |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Lew Archer |
| Genre(s) | Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Random House Inc |
| Released | 1950 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-679-76806-8 |
| Preceded by | The Moving Target |
| Followed by | The Way Some People Die |
The Drowning Pool is a 1950 mystery novel written by Ross Macdonald.
[edit] Plot summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The second book in the Lew Archer series, Lew is hired by a woman to investigate a slanderous letter she receives. The family lives in the house that sits on the line between two southern Californian towns: One, an idealic oil-rich town and the other the town where the oil came from, corrupt and destroyed by the industry. It's not long before Lew is more concerned with investigating murder than blackmail.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
This book was the basis of the 1975 Paul Newman film of the same name, but the movie is a pretty radical departure; variations from the plot of the novel include moving the location to Louisiana.
