Macdonald shades of travis mcgee quick red fox, pale gray for guilt, dress her in indigo book club edition hardcover garden city, ny nelson doubleday 1969 very good in a very good dust jacket. Mcgee appeared in 21 novels, from the deep blue goodby in 1964 to the lonely silver rain. From there, he wrote several novels per year and quickly became. To create a comprehensive collection of john d macdonald bookcovers in one place for the use of collectors, readers, or compulsive completists you know who you are.
His works include the travis mcgee series and the novel the executioners, which was adapted into the film cape fear. All i ever wanted was to touch readers as powerfully as john d. The deep blue goodbye 1964 a purple place for dying 1964 the quick red fox 1964 a deadly shade of gold 1965 darker than amber 1966 one fearful yellow eye 1966. Macdonald finds modern knighterrant travis mcgee embarking on a strange mission at the behest of his hirsute sidekick, meyer. Mary higgins clark evangeline may be the intended target in a complex scheme, but shes no ordinary victim. Most of the current florida mystery writers acknowledge jdms impact on their writing.
Now seeking to get to know why his true love, gretel howard, first introduced in the empty copper sea, was killed, travis mcgee goes undercover as. Longtime friend glory doyle has come to mcgee for help. Find signed collectible books by john d macdonald all these condemned. The deep blue goodby travis mcgee is a selfdescribed beach bum who only. John d macdonald, travis mcgee the florida explorer. In 1980, the mcgee novel the green ripper won a national book award in a oneyear mystery category. By the age of thirty, macdonald had attended college, worked in new york city, earned. Macdonaldborn on july 24th, 1916saw some things in his time.
Macdonald 19671974 1986 reading for survival 1987 an essay featuring travis mcgee. Jdm is wellknown in mystery fiction writing, especially for his books with florida as a setting. Behind her darker than amber eyes is a woman who lures men onto her boat and robs them, throwing them overboard when shes done with them. As well as the bookbybook breakdown, and a collection of quotes, theres also a selection of boat bum cuisine, complete with recipes for such treats as meyers memorable chili and mcgee s special martini. Macdonald travis mcgee series travis mcgee, complete 21 volume set paperback january 1, 1964 3. The girl in the plain brown wrapper travis mcgee series.
John d macdonald was an american author of science fiction, fantasy, mystery and thriller books best known for his travis mcgee series. Jan 12, 20 macdonald, a purposeful and organized man, set the stage for travis mcgee in the opening pages of the deep blue goodby and adhered to it throughout the series. We can live with that, though, and probably didnt notice it as much when the books were being published every 1218 months, lo so many years ago. In 1980 he won the american book award for his travis mcgee mystery the. Macdonald s travis mcgee novels with links to all are available in paperback as of march 1999. Macdonald, a purposeful and organized man, set the stage for travis mcgee in the opening pages of the deep blue goodby and adhered to it throughout the series.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a purple place for dying. A purple place for dying fawcett gold medal, may 1964. Macdonald travis mcgee series travis mcgee, complete 21 volume set on. Imagine the best qualities of hammetts continental detective agency operative and sam spade, chandlers philip marlowe, and cusslers dirk pitt combined with a unique. The deep blue goodby, nightmare in pink, purple place for dying, quick red fox and a deadly shade of. Macdonald is a shining example for all of us in his field. Five complete travis mcgee novels by macdonald, john d.
Travis mcgee is a worldweary private investigator trying to help boat skipper friend van harder salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran aground, resulting in a death that might have been faked. Macdonald s travis mcgee books, i would say that the deep blue goodby is the best way to meet the greatest character of the detectivestory genre. Macdonald is very highly regarded by his fellow authors, including dean koontz and stephen king john d. I figured, hell, if i could sell about four stories a week, i could live pretty well. In 1962 macdonald was named a grand master of the mystery writers of. The chronology of the travis mcgee novels the trap of solid gold. Travis mcgee was a protector of women, weaker men and the environment and since the last novel there doesnt seem to be anybody that comes close to him as a. Aug 06, 2019 time and tomorrow 1980 omnibus of macdonalds three science fiction novels nonfiction books. Travis mcgee was a protector of women, weaker men and the environment and since the last novel there doesnt seem to be anybody that comes close to him as a character in a novel. The quick red fox hollywoods leading lady lysa dean isnt in the business of making mistakes. They started, i believe, with the first mcgee bestseller, the dreadful lemon sky and also did gold that year. Macdonald travis mcgee series travis mcgee, complete.
A deadly shade of gold when travis mcgee picks up the phone and. When travis mcgee discovers a face from his past shelve a deadly shade of gold. Macdonald is very highly regarded by his fellow authors, including dean koontz and stephen king. With sam elliott, gene evans, barry corbin, richard farnsworth. Macdonald includes books the deep blue goodbye, nightmare in pink, purple place for dying, and several more. The complete series list for a travis mcgee novel john d. The travis mcgee books have been brought to life in the form of a cinematic adaptation called darker than amber released in 1970 and a television movie called the empty copper sea released in 1983. See the complete travis mcgee series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Macdonald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Time and tomorrow 1980 omnibus of macdonalds three science fiction novels nonfiction books. Bright orange for the shroud a travis mcgee mystery more editions of bright orange for the shroud a travis mcgee mystery. John d macdonald covers a comprehensive database of john. Macdonald was born in sharon, pa, and educated at the universities of pennsylvania, syracuse and harvard, where he took an mba in 1939. Macdonald shades of travis mcgee book club edition ebay. Robert petkoff brings travis mcgee to life, the complete classic series. Behind her darker than amber eyes is a woman who lures men onto her boat and robs them, throwing them overboard when shes done with. In 1972, macdonald was named a grandmaster of the mystery writers of america.
Discover travis mcgee with this special collection. In 1977 books on tape began doing macdonald, and no surprise focused on the mcgee series. Macdonald s career as a novelist begun in 1950 with the brass cupcake in 1950. Macdonald and the travis mcgee novels the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller. He studied at the wharton school of the university of pennsylvania and syracuse, and harvard university. A purple place for dying travis mcgee is lured out west to a strangely. Macdonalds florida beachbum salvage consultant, travis mcgee, may live on the busted flush, a houseboat he won in a poker game, but this fictional character has also influenced stephen king and lee child the vivid detail pun intended, since each title contains a color of the mcgee series set the. Macdonald presents his hero, travis mcgee, in perhaps his most frightening, suspenseful episodes yet. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Travis mcgee, an adventurer, philosopher, and salvage consultant who does unofficial favors for friends, in fort lauderdale, florida. Macdonalds career as a novelist begun in 1950 with the brass cupcake in 1950. Travis mcgee is a fictional character, created by american mystery writer john d. Travis takes the lead role in 21 books across the series, yet john still found the time to pen more than double that number of standalone novels 46 in total, plus a.
John d macdonald died in the year 1986 which in effect killed on travis mcgee. Purple place for dying is the third book in john macdonalds travis mcgee series, and mcgee. Macdonald shades of travis mcgee quick red fox, pale gray for guilt, dress her in indigo book club edition hardcover garden city, ny nelson doubleday 1969 very good in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Not only do i reveal it, i recommend which you should read if youre just starting out. Macdonald, the green ripper 1979 and the loney silver rain. Macdonalds florida beachbum salvage consultant, travis mcgee, may live on the busted flush, a houseboat he won in a poker game, but this fictional character has also influenced stephen king and lee child. There were plans to give travis mcgee a television show but macdonald rejected the idea because he thought it would harm the sales of his books.
Macdonald was an american novelist and shortstory writer. Mcgee appeared in 21 novels, from the deep blue goodby in 1964 to the lonely silver rain in 1984. Macdonald before travis mcgee, the travis mcgee series made john d. Either from mcgee books ive not noted here or others of his work. Macdonald, author of 78 books, including the famous travis mcgee series. But a night involving a debauched party and some naked photos turns out to be one mistake too. He was born in sharon, pennsylvania but later moved out to europe on his quest for adventure and photography. As well as the bookbybook breakdown, and a collection of quotes, theres also a selection of boat bum cuisine, complete with recipes for such treats as meyers memorable chili and mcgees special martini. The house guests1965 no deadly drug 1968 nothing can go wrong with captain john h. Macdonald 19161986 was an american author who was best known for crime and suspense novels, including the popular travis mcgee novels.
In 1962 macdonald was named a grand master of the more about john d. Macdonald famous, but the books he churned out earlier were darkerand better. Macdonalds heyday, the travis mcgee series was one of the biggest things in. Reacher is like a fully detached version of travis mcgee lee child travis mcgee isnt your typical knight in shining armour. Mcgee is neither a police officer nor a private investigator. Travis mcgee is a worldweary private investigator trying to help boat skipper friend van harder salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran aground, resulting in a. During ww2, he rose to the rank of colonel, and while serving in the army and in the far east, sent a short story to his wife for sale, successfully. No price could be placed on the enormous pleasure that his books have given me. My introduction to the works of john d macdonald occurred back in the early 1970s when a friend of mine insisted that i read a book he had. Mcgee is not a cop or a private investigator, but rather a professional salvage consultant who finds other peoples property when he runs low on spare cash. Remembering john d macdonald and his house on siesta key. Macdonalds travis mcgee books, i would say that the deep blue goodby is the best way to meet the greatest character of the detectivestory genre.
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