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The Drowning Pool
The Drowning Pool
Dec 4, 2024 2:17 PM

Author:Ross Macdonald

The Drowning Pool

'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.

Reviews

Enthralling... combines an intricate murder mystery with lyrical passages describing ice cliffs and spectacular skies... She has an eye for edgy and unusual settings, and the new novel is easily as good as her first

—— Sunday Times

A chilling, atmospheric rollercoaster of a read filled with clever unpredictable twists and beautiful imagery of Antarctica. I loved it! Amy McCulloch is the queen of the adventure thriller!

—— Claire Douglas

Amy McCulloch is the ice queen of the stone-cold, twisting thriller. Midnight is chillingly atmospheric, with sub-zero tension and a creeping plot that makes it impossible to look away. I will never not read what she writes!"

—— Janice Hallett

In Midnight, Amy McCulloch takes us on her most adrenaline-fuelled adventure yet. Transportive, absorbing and perfectly paced. You won't want to miss it!

—— Lucy Clarke

Chills, thrills and intense suspense... Midnight is a clever mystery, a twisting page-turner, and a blistering adventure

—— Chris Whitaker

An atmospheric, chilling book where Amy's knowledge of Antarctica shines through. It was difficult to put down

—— Catherine Cooper

Enthralling. Combines an intricate murder mystery with lyrical passages describing ice cliffs and spectacular skies. Easily as good as her first

—— Sunday Times

Gripping, and as thrilling as a blast of Antarctic air

—— Lou Morgan

This is Sam Lloyd's third novel, though the plotting and characterisation show the sure touch of a veteran. This marks him out as one of the authors to watch over the next few years

—— SHOTS

PRAISE FOR SAM LLOYD

—— :

'Lloyd is a rare thriller talent'

—— Daily Mail

'Remarkable. Stunning prose and compulsive reading. It's undoubtedly the best thriller I've read in a long, long time.'

—— Lesley Kara on THE MEMORY WOOD

'I was pulled into The Memory Wood from the very first page?it grabs you by the throat and doesn't let you go. It's an intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller.'

—— Shari Lapena on THE MEMORY WOOD

'A truly chilling story.'

—— Woman & Home on THE MEMORY WOOD

An extraordinary novel

—— HOLLY WATT

Addictive, original and outrageously entertaining . . . Matthew Richardson proves himself a writer of huge talent and skill

—— CHARLOTTE PHILBY

An epic read!

—— JEREMY DUNS

Sprawling, ambitious, inspired by real events

—— Financial Times

Superbly constructed and written with flair ... this might be the best spy novel of the year

—— Sunday Times

Superbly constructed in an elaborate twisty spy yarn. It's highly unlikely that there will be a better espionage novel this year

—— Sunday Times

The Cold War is given a new twist ... Impressive, superior spy stuff

—— Shots Magazine

Intricate and fast moving, it weaves a thrilling spell

—— Daily Mail

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy meets James Bond

—— Historical Novels Review

Extraordinary and Sinister. The mystery overlaps with blackmail and revenge in a dark and convoluted plot that takes the breath away.

—— Daily Mail

A stunning, clever and ingeniously plotted thriller with jaw-dropping gasp out loud twists

—— The Sunday Express

In his new thriller, Robert Harris wrests [a] fascinating period back from its unjust oblivion, showing how closely its complex landscape of constitutional crises and Puritan politics played out in new unregulated media resonates with us today

—— The Critic

Harris, deft as ever, weaves a hefty amount of historical fact into the narrative, politics, religion, colonial life, family ties - as well as themes of forgiveness and reconciliation. Underneath it all though is the remorseless and building propulsion of hunter and prey

—— New Statesman

A drama so involving and nerve-wracking, you can barely turn the pages fast enough. Historic!

—— Saga Magazine

Another fantastic piece of historical fiction from Robert Harris, immaculately researched and utterly believable

—— IPU Review

A gripping thriller and a timely reminder of the dangers of a deeply divided and intolerant society

—— The Shropshire Magazine

The book excels in its stunning recreation of the landscape of America... Harris proves himself to be masterful at this and it gives the book a vibrant memorability

—— New Statesman

Few writers combine history, politics and excitement of a thriller as enthrallingly as Robert Harris does.

—— Sunday Times

What Harris does here is nothing short of masterful.

—— Irish Times

Harris displays an impressive grasp of the historical context without taxing his readers by showing his 'workings'.

—— Church Times

Based on real and fascinating history, this is Robert Harris's best since An Officer and a Spy

—— The Times

Pacy and tense, and the pungently evoked past offers up some shrewd present-day parallels

—— Mail on Sunday

An absolutely stunning historical novel and a ripping crime thriller at the same time. I've been recommending it far and wide and buying it for people for Christmas!

—— Dead Good

The best historical fiction combines a gripping plot with meticulous research - leaving the reader inspired to learn more about the real-life protagonists. And the latest release from Robert Harris once more proves his mastery of the genre

—— Soldier

I loved Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris, which achieves the astonishing feat of taking 17th-century events and people and telling their stories in 21st-century language without a single seam showing

—— Ben Macintyre , The Times

Thrilling

—— Gregory Doran , The Times

This is a novel that asks big historical questions. You could read it as a pure thriller, and it is one of Harris's most compellingly paced to date. You could read it as a piece of intelligent historical immersion. I think it is more; I think it is his best novel since Fatherland.

—— Sunday Times

It's a belter.

—— The Times

If only all historical thrillers could be this entertaining.

—— Observer

In this tense and beautifully written account of the ensuing manhunt, Harris brings sympathy to characters on either side of the civil war that divided a nation.

—— Daily Mail

A brainy, compulsive page-turner.

—— Daily Telegraph

A violent, gripping, globetrotting chase thriller

—— Daily Mirror

He’s my go-to person that I know will keep me entertained

—— Jane Garvey

[A] rich, propulsive novel

—— Sunday Times
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