Bright Orange for the Shroud A Travis Mcgee Novel |
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Author:
| MacDonald, John D. |
Introduction by:
| Child, Lee |
Series title: | Travis Mcgee Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8129-8397-5 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Random House Trade Paperbacks |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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From a beloved master of crime fiction, Bright Orange for the Shroud is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat. nbsp; Travis McGee is looking forward to a "slob summer," spending his days as far away from danger as possible. But trouble has a way of finding him, no matter where he hides. An old friend, conned out of his life savings by his ex-wife, has tracked him down and is desperate for help. To...
More Description From a beloved master of crime fiction, Bright Orange for the Shroud is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
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Travis McGee is looking forward to a "slob summer," spending his days as far away from danger as possible. But trouble has a way of finding him, no matter where he hides. An old friend, conned out of his life savings by his ex-wife, has tracked him down and is desperate for help. To get the money back and earn his usual fee, McGee will have to penetrate the Everglades--and the mind of a violently twisted grifter.
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"John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller."--Stephen King
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McGee has never seen a man so changed by one year of life. Arthur Wilkinson had been an amiable and decent young man looking to invest some of his considerable inheritance in a marina enterprise. Then a pretty blonde named Wilma Ferner showed up. She was soon Mrs. Wilkinson, and it took her only a year to leave Arthur bankrupt and broken.
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But what starts out as a simple job turns into a dangerous situation when McGee comes face-to-face with a quick-thinking and quicker-fisted foe in the Florida swamps. Now Arthur's fortune isn't the only thing on the line: This job may mean McGee's life.
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Features a new Introduction by Lee Child