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Across the Sea

The Turquoise Lament by John D. Macdonald

December 15, 2021 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Linda Lewellyn Brindle, “Pidge” to all her friends, has certainly grown up since the days of her wildly inappropriate teenage crush on her father’s friend Travis McGee. After her father’s untimely death she inherited a fortune, married a football player and took off on a journey around the world in her sailboat. When she calls McGee from Hawaii saying she’s in trouble he drops everything to help. It turns out life isn’t as dreamy as it sounds. Either Pidge’s husband is trying to kill her […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: John D. MacDonald

jeverett15's CBR13 Review No:54 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: John D. MacDonald ·
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Lavender Blue

The Long Lavender Look by John D. Macdonald

December 5, 2021 by jeverett15 2 Comments

Travis McGee and his friend Meyer are on their way back from a wedding late at night on a dark road when a strange young woman dashes in front of McGee’s beloved car. In his attempt to avoid her, McGee winds up putting his blue Rolls-Royce into the river and thus begins a bizarre series of events which leads to him and Meyer being arrested for Meyer. The set-up looks airtight but with the help of a high-powered lawyer who owes him a favor, McGee […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: John D. MacDonald

jeverett15's CBR13 Review No:52 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: John D. MacDonald ·
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No Lazy Dogs Were Jumped Over

The Quick Red Fox by John D. Macdonald

June 6, 2021 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

A beautiful movie star desperately needs Travis McGee’s help and is willing to take him to bed to get it, but McGee is more intrigued by her coolly efficient personal assistant. When McGee agrees to hunt down the shutterbug blackmailing starlet Lysa Dean over some dirty photos, he is surprised to find that the assistant is part of the deal. As the two of them crisscross the country tracking down potential suspects, McGee discovers hidden depths in the strangely alluring woman he’s been partnered with. […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: John D. MacDonald

jeverett15's CBR13 Review No:26 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: John D. MacDonald ·
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McGee #3

A Purple Place for Dying by John D. Macdonald

May 30, 2021 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Travis McGee isn’t sure he wants to take on his newest prospective client, despite the fact that his “retirement fund” is running low. Something about Mona Yeoman annoys him, however much he might sympathize with the fact that she’s stuck in a loveless marriage to a rich man who has robbed her of her father’s estate. However, his mind is made up for him when a sniper’s bullet cuts Mona’s life short and Travis finds himself on the wrong side of the local police after […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: John D. MacDonald

jeverett15's CBR13 Review No:25 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: John D. MacDonald ·
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Lurid Color

Nightmare in Pink by John D. Macdonald

December 29, 2019 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

I’ve been haphazardly making my way through John D. Macdonald’s Travis McGee series, which explains how I am just now arriving at the second McGee story. While I found the first McGee book, The Deep Blue Good-By, extremely affecting and well-written, this follow-up is much different. Nightmare in Pink is a lurid romp with an absolutely outrageous plot. Whereas McGee is usually something of a noble figure in this book he is more of an anti-hero. Usually Macdonald’s plot are complex and intertwined while the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: John D. MacDonald

jeverett15's CBR11 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: John D. MacDonald ·
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McGee the Magnificent

The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper by John D. MacDonald

December 4, 2019 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

This installment of the Travis McGee series starts with him joining several associates on a literal salvaging operation. It’s an apt metaphor for McGee’s normal exploits. For the unfamiliar, McGee is not quite a private eye, but he can be hired to find anything. His fee? Half of whatever he recovers. It’s a lifestyle that allows for plenty of relaxation aboard McGee’s houseboat, the Busted Flush, plenty of drinking, and plenty of time with the lovely ladies who can’t seem to stop throwing themselves at […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: John D. MacDonald

jeverett15's CBR11 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: John D. MacDonald ·
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