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Dark And Deadly Pool

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The Dark and Deadly Pool by Joan lowery is a very mysterious book. Liz is an awkward teenager seeking love and acceptance from her school and peers. One summer she decided to take a job. Her mom always told her, it was the perfect job who had grown too tall too fast. Sjhe would be working at the luxirous Ridely Hotel. She will be working in the health club. She has to clean the jacuzzi, watch the swimming pool through the office and lock up at closing time. She will be working five days a week from three in the afternoon till closing.It was a great job and Liz loved it. She was meeting new people and having fun. Liz is always uneasy at closing time. Every sound echoes and all lights cast eerie shadows. One night she is by the pool and sommeone grabs her foot and screams in her face. Then it slides beneath the pool and is gone. The security guard refuses to help Liz and goes about his business. Danger surrounds Liz. Someone is watching her. Thank heaven Liz meet a faithful friend. Fran is four inches shoter then her, but no less funny, romantic, or smart. He makes her feel safe. Whoever is behind the series of events at the pool scene must be someone Liz knows. A person who stop for nothing-even murder.

I've just started to read a lot of Joan Lowrey Nixon books, and this one is my favorite one so far. Her mysteries aren't too hard to figure out most of the time, and this one is no exception, but I love the main characters, Liz and Fran. They have so much personality I feel as if they could be my best friends. The dialogue between them is always funny, and even though this story is kind of lacking in the mystery and suspense area, it's still a great book. If you want a good mystery book or suspense book by this author try "The Seance", "The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore", or "Wispers From the Dead"

i read this book with high expectations since i had previously read the weekend was murder(which i believe to be Nixon's best book). i must say it lived up to those expectations. Nixon is a great writer and her mysteries, although a little cheesy, are fun. i love her light romance. It's never too over the top. this book is great for younger teens because it is somewhat cheesy.It's not her best, but in my mind nothing tops the weekend was murder which also follows the life of Liz. I absolutely loved Fran... corky and sweet...this book is a great read.

Most every sixteen year-old girl wants to be independent from their parents, right? and what better way to prove your independence than getting (and carrying out) a summer job? Mary Elizabeth Ratterfy [Liz] did just this. When she took a job as a pool maintennence janitor at a fancy hotel, she was in store for more than she bargained for, for in the past few weeks, priceless antiques had been stolen from the hotel. She and her best friend Fran decided that someone was conducting all of these seemingly unrelated thefts, and with the clues she finds, and the murderes that are happening, this possibility seems more and more plausible.
The first clue she finds is a gap between two walls, leading to the outside. This gap (covered by ivy) is the only escape route possible for the theives. The second clue was found by Fran: a cavity in the base of a fake tree gives them the idea that the stolen items were placed there untill a safe getaway was possible.
In her last hours of her shift, she is confronted by her boss, Art Mart, and is forced to give him information. After she gives him the information Art needs, Art attempts to drown her by throwing her in the pool, but in the process, falls in himself and gets knocked unconsious by Liz's big feet. The police soon come and put Art Mart behind bars.
My absolute favorite part in the book was all the chararcters. Nixon makes believable chararters with believable lives. You can vividly picture them in your head.
I liked this book because it had a lot of mystery, action and description, all the elements needed to make a good book of this genre.

This mystery thriller by Joan Nixon combines an exciting mystery with romance and a little humor. When you read this book you won't be able to put it down.
There are things getting stolen and some members are murdered at a popular health club, then the troubles begin. As an employee, Liz is caught in the middle. She tries to solve the mystery while juggling her love life. But will she get caught up in the trouble and murders and become a victim herself?
The plot grabs you right away and keeps your attention though out the entire book. For example in the beginning Liz hears something in the pool so she goes to check it out. She leans over the pool and something jumps out and grabs her.
This book is a lot like Wolf Rider by Avi. Both books have an exciting plot which keeps you on the edge of your seat. Both books are mysteries where an "outsider" tries to solve it.

The Dark and Deadly Pool was a mystery as well as a ghost story. It also had a little romance. The main character, Liz is a teenager not comfortable with herself just like any other teenager. She works at the Ridely Hotel in the healthclud as a summer job. She meets a guy there, Fran, but he is really short. Shorter than Liz. She just can't seem to get over that even though he is a really nice guy. Anyway wierd things start happening at the hotel. Valuables are stolen and some of the healthclud's members are in danger. With the help of Fran she tries to solve the mystery but she doesn't know that she is in danger too.
The story is very suspensful and it is easy to relate to Liz. I highly reccommend this book and its sequal, The Weekend was Murder.

INTRO: Mary Elisibeth has just gotten a GREAT job at this hotel/health club. After she starts working there, strange things start to happen! Pickpocketers and "carprt cleaner" men start stealing belongings of the hotel and the guests. Then she meets this boy...Fran. He is hitting on her and is 4inches shorter than her! 2 health club "regulars" are murdered. One of them was killed when Mary Elisibeth is in the room right next to him! Oh boy....Gotta read the book to find out who the murderer is!

This book is about a girl named Mary Elizabeth. She has just receive a new job at the Ridley Hotel health club. On her second day at the job, she sees a figure in the pool. It is a man that reaches up and touches her shoes. After this incident, wallets, sofa's, meat, silver, and paintings are stolen. Then two people who were best friends, Mr. Jones and Mr. Karmara, are murdered!
This is a real pageturner and is also a suspensful novel. This is the first book that I have read by Joan Lowery Nixon, and I have really enjoyed it!

Joan Lowery Nixon is a talented writer! Even though this wasn't my favorite book by her, she still made sure the reader feels as though they are in the story!...

"The Dark and Deadly Pool" is about a girl named Mary Elizabeth. She just landed a new job at the Ridley Hotel's heath club. Her shift takes place from 3-11 PM. One night, while Liz is by the pool alone after closing, a person comes up from the pool and reaches out to Liz. By the time Liz calls security, the man is gone!

Liz starts to realize that her new job is getting stranger by the minute when guests start to have their wallets pickpocketed. Not only that, but roasts and turkeys are being stolen from the kitchen, and two antique sofas are stolen by people posing as cleaners. Liz knows that these events must be linked, but how? Will Liz be able to detect what's going on with the Ridley Hotel events, or will her investigations lead her to death? Surely finding a dead guest in the pool will throw her off the case, right? Find out in "The Dark and Deadly Pool!"

Overall, I think this story was very good. Nixon also incorporated romance into the story for a sure-hit! Aside from that though, I think that Nixon could have put a bit more action into it!

Also recommended: "Name of the Game Was Murder" and "Nobody's There," both by Joan Lowery Nixon!

The Dark and Deadly Pool is a suspenseful thriller that will keep you awake at night with the lights on, the doors locked and you hiding under your covers. If you like to be scared out of your mind then pick this book up. I highly recommend it!