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The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool | Mary Roberts Rinehart
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In a crumbling mansion, two sisters hide from the world, afraid for their lives The Birches was one of the grand mansions of the 1920s, with a ballroom, tennis courts, and, of course, a swimming pool. But after the crash of 29, when Lois and Judiths father killed himself to escape his debts, the family turned the summer home into a fulltime retreat from the world. Decades later, Judith is the queen of New York society, a fast-living beauty whose nerves are beginning to fray, while Lois still lives in the dilapidated old mansion, writing mystery novels to pay the bills. She is about to encounter a mystery of her own. To stave off a nervous breakdown, Judith moves in with her kid sister. Terrified of an unnamed threat, she nails her windows shut and locks the door. Soon, a woman is found dead in the poola stranger who bears a shocking resemblance to Judith. In a family with a history of tragedy, a chilling new chapter is about to be written.
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CaitZ
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Moody and atmospheric, this is a tangled story of an old crime that plagues a family. It's from 1952, so some of it felt dated, but I enjoyed the story. #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter #PromptMaze D4 #Spookoween #31by31 #BodyCountBingo #LittenListen #AutumnAToZ #OutstandingOctober @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks @TheSpineView @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper @aperfectmjk @Texreader @Andrew65

Catsandbooks 🙌🏼☠️💜 2y
TheAromaofBooks Love this cover!!! 2y
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 2y
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Jaimelire
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I may not have a swimming pool, but I do have a soaker tub! It‘s been raining a lot, so I ended up reading 2 books in two days. This mystery was pretty good. This author was referred to as “American Agatha Christie” in a review I read. To be honest, Agatha can‘t be beat, but this was pretty good. I may read more of her work at a later date. 3.5/5

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quirkyreader
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This was number 21 on my #mounttbrchallenge. As always Mary Roberts Rinehart writes good mysteries.