Bright Orange for the Shroud - A Travis Mcgee Novel
Author(s): John D. MacDonald; Lee Child (Introduction by)
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.
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.
"John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller."--Stephen King
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.
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.
Features a new Introduction by Lee Child
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- : Random House Publishing Group
- : Random House Trade Paperbacks
- : 0.283495
- : 09 April 2013
- : .7 Inches X 5.3 Inches X 7.9 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : John D. MacDonald; Lee Child (Introduction by)
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 304