About “The Drowning Pool”
The Drowning Pool is a 1950 mystery novel by Ross Macdonald, written under the name John Ross Macdonald. It is the second book in the Lew Archer series, a collection of stories featuring the private detective. The novel was published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf and in the United Kingdom by Cassell in 1952. It was later adapted into a film in 1975 titled The Drowning Pool, starring Paul Newman. The story follows Archer as he investigates a murder case involving a wealthy family. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1950