The Drowning Pool by Ross Macdonald (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Drowning Pool by Ross Macdonald, John Banville Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description When Maude Slocum - beautiful, frightened and angry - comes to Lew Archers office with a poison pen letter intended for her husband, he reluctantly agrees to help her. As he follows the Slocums around, Archer finds that Mrs Slocum might have the least of the familys troubles. But why is their handsome ex-chauffeur still hanging around? Publisher Description One of Americas finest crime writers in Penguin Modern Classics for the first timeWhen Maude Slocum - beautiful, frightened and angry - comes to Lew Archers office with a poison pen letter intended for her husband, he reluctantly agrees to help her. As he follows the Slocums around, Archer finds that Mrs Slocum might have the least of the familys troubles- her teenage daughter is desolate, her husband is in the closet and her mother-in-law has just come to an unpleasant end in the swimming pool. But why is their handsome ex-chauffeur still hanging around? And what does the sinister Pacific Refinery Company have to do with the all the bloodshed?The Drowning Pool is Ross Macdonalds gripping tale of adultery, jealousy, murder and lies.Ross Macdonalds Lew Archer mysteries rewrote the conventions of the detective novel with their credible, humane hero, and with Macdonalds insight and moral complexity won new literary respectability for the hardboiled genre previously pioneered by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. They have also received praise from such celebrated writers as William Goldman, Jonathan Kellerman, Eudora Welty and Elmore Leonard. Author Biography MacDonald served as president of The Mystery Writers of America in 1965, received the Silver Dagger in 1964 and the Gold Dagger in 1965 from The British Crime Writers Association, and in 1981, received The Eye, the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Private Eye Writers of America. Details ISBN 0141196629 ISBN-13 9780141196626 Title The Drowning Pool Author Ross Macdonald, John Banville Format Paperback Year 2012 Pages 272 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd GE_Item_ID:44460020; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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