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13 reviews
John D. MacDonald

Macmillan, 1973

A long, lovely read for McGee
While I still find "Flash of Green" to be my favorite John D. MacDonald book, there's something so appealing about the Travis McGee series that it keeps me coming back to them. And "The Long Lavender Look" is just another addition to the spectrum of colors that his novels get their titles from. Also "The Long Lavender Look" has such a gripping opening sequence of events, and such an array of ...

The deceivers

1 review
John D MacDonald

Hale, 1968

From Back Cover
Her name was Cindy, and she was his neighbor's wife - the woman next door in kind of cuburbia that didn't make headlines. No cheep scandals here - no wife-swapping, no key games. These were real people, nice people like Cindy and Carl who fought with the desperation of damned to keep from wanting each other.

The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything

2 reviews
John D. MacDonald

Fawcett, 1976

THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT AND THIS ONE IS GREAT FUN!
As another reviewer put it, this is quite different from other works by McDonald. You could almost call it a SiFi story, but it does not have that complete favor. Briefly, our hero finds himself with a watch that can slow time down to almost a complete stop. No spoiler here, so I will stop. The book is funny, a page turner and one that you will no doubt want to give a reread. I first ...

The Birds of Canada

1 review
W. Earl Godfrey, John A. Crosy

Canadian Museum of Nature, 1995

Very Satisfied Customer
I am very satisfied with the book I received. I was notified that it was sent very soon after the order was submitted. No problems with this supplier and I would place another order.

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1 review
John D. Macdonald

Fawcett, 1981

fidelity and psychology discovered
MacDonald, in one of his best works, sympathetically explores the crushing pain of infidelity, along with the reasons it happens. As he so often does, he contrasts the short-term impulses of humanity with the principled, long-term dignity that we all want to achieve. His perspective is exemplary of the great detective fiction writer (although this isn't detective fiction), and this is his most ...

Cinnamon skin : the twentieth adventure of Travis McGee

1 review
John D. MacDonald

Classic Travis McGee
Buy it, enjoy it!!! I've recently had a friend who quit his job as a correctional officer to move to the Keys because of this book, and others in the series. Maybe it won't affect you quite as drastically, but you'll like it I'm sure. Especially if you are a Travis McGee fan.

Please Write for Details

5 reviews
John D. Macdonald

Fawcett, 1986

It's 'la vida loca' for MacDonald's characters!
Known world-wide for his Travis McGee detective series, author John D. MacDonald has written many more books that don't feature this "knight in tarnished armor." In "Please Write for Details," the MacDonald wit comes to fore as he journeys south of the Border and sets his tale of American expatriates in a Mexican art colony known as the Cuernavaca Summer Workshop. Indeed, the author ...

Death Trap

1 review
John D. MacDonald

Fawcett Gold Medal, 1957

One of the Best
This is one of John D. Macdonald's best. It falls halfway between his fast paced action thrillers and his deeper more charactor driven works, containing the best elements of each of them.

The Deep Blue Goodby

6 reviews
John D. Macdonald

Fawcett, 1984

Color him McGee in this 'must read'!
"Home is the `Busted Flush,' 52-foot barge-type houseboat, Slip F-18, Bahia Mar, Lauderdale." Is there any address in American literature so readily identified? Probably not. It's the home of Travis McGee, "knight in tarnished armor," and central character of the over-20 volumed series by John D. MacDonald. With quite a following of readers around the world (my first McGee was ...

The house guests

5 reviews
John D MacDonald

Doubleday, 1965

A John D. MacDonald book about cats?
It is! MacDonald's first words in his forward: "This is not a luvums-divums-itsyboo book, about pooty-tats." And it isn't. I've never been a fan of MacDonald mystery-thrillers. But the author demonstrates in this book that he's a multi-faceted human being. Of the hundreds of books available about house cats this one is among the best I've ever read. I sincerely hope someone brings it back ...

The Good Old Stuff

1 review
John D. Macdonald

Fawcett, 1985

BEFORE TRAVIS MCGEE & COLORIZED TITLES, THERE WAS PULP FICTION.
Five Stars!! John D. Macdonald could have gone in several directions in life (Wharton School of Finance and Harvard MBA graduate) and in literature ("Ballroom of the Skies" was great SciFi). But he followed up on this mystery direction, writing many "noir"-ish stories that became pulp fiction (Dime Detective magazine, Night Watch magazine, Detective Tales..) to hone his already considerable ...

The Lonely Silver Rain

17 reviews
John D. MacDonald

Books on Tape, Inc., 1986

John D. MacDonald fan
There will never be another John D. MacDonald. This is the last of the Travis McGee series, an exciting and dynamic read. McGee finds himself pitted against the usual evils, but also finds out an important fact from his past. Great read!

Deep Blue Good-by

35 reviews
John D. MacDonald

Fawcett, 1995

Even Better the Second Time Around
I read this book for the first time back in December. Now, while waiting for "A Tan and Sandy Silence" to arrive, I went back and read it again. It was even better the second time around. The first read, I ripped right through just to see what happened. With MacDonald's writing this was easy to do. The second time, I slowed it down and really soaked it all up What makes this book so ...

Murder in the wind (Dell first edition)

1 review
John D MacDonald

Dell, 1956

A tale to read when you get hurricane warnings
This is John D. MacDonald's take on the Bridge over San Luis Rey. It concerns five different groups of characters who try to out run a hurricane. They seek refuge in an old house only to have the forces of nature settle their internal and external conflicts. MacDonald likes to use familiar landscapes. In this case, western central Florida. Some of the descriptions are a little dated - the ...

The deep blue good-by

1 review
John D MacDonald

G.K. Hall, 1984

Back Cover of Book
One look at Cathy Kerr you could tell there was nothing life hadn't done to her. She was innocence turned helpless desperation, great brown eyes gone mornful and hopeless, tender illusion changed to memories of unutterable shame - all because of the smiling freckle-faced stranger named Junior Allen.

Soft Touch

1 review
John D MacDonald

Magnum Bks., 1977

Absolutely brilliant.
Meet Jerry Jamison, age 36, a typical law abiding suburbanite. Soft Touch starts out with Jerry contemplating divorce from Lorraine, his spoiled lush of a wife. It's the 1950s and, except for Hollywood actors, the idea of divorce is rather radical. Still, it's fair to say that Jerry is a pretty average middle class kind of guy. Now meet Vince, an old Army buddy whom Jerry has not seen or ...

50 Short Science Fiction Tales

16 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein, Fritz Leiber, ...

Collier Books / Macmillan, 1963

A thought-inspiring classic that never goes out of date.
This short story collection is more than I bargained for. I was looking for something that I could read every now and then, finish over time--something with girth that I can come back to. Only part of that's true--I come back to it regularly, but I finish it every time. These engrossing stories are delectably various, but an absolute joy to follow. No two are the same or even really cover the ...

End of the Night

1 review
John D. Macdonald

Fawcett, 1987

History Is Blind, But Man Is Not
Stephen King has compared John D. MacDonald's novel "The End of the Night" to Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman" and Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy." Those are two classic American tragedies; MacDonald is still frequently regarded as a mere "pulp" writer. But King is right about this novel. It is compellingly readable but also ferociously ambitious; MacDonald's goal is nothing less ...

Slam the Big Door

1 review
John D. MacDonald

Fawcett Publications, 1960

Human Characters and Catastrophes
Investigating the lives and the psyches of his characters, John D. MacDonald makes "Slam the Big Door" as engaging as one of his Travis McGee novels. Just like McGee, Mike Rodenska, our protagonist, steps right into someone else's mess. And like any reliable friend, Mike has to try fix things up. Mike's war buddy and good friend, Troy Jamison, is a repeat offender; after trashing his life ...

On the run (Gold medal books)

1 review
John D MacDonald

Fawcett Publications, 1963

It doesn't get any better than this
I read anything I can find from Mr. Macdonald. This book exceeds his other works! The raw emotion and power is breathtaking! Even some of the villians are remarkable.

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