John D. MacDonald
He's a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out and his rule is ... [... more]
Random House |
John D. MacDonald Value Collection
 Travis McGee scores with Darren McGavin's winning narration: I had read the complete Travis McGee series many years ago, and had recently decided to revisit my "beach bum turned knight in slightly tarnished armor" hero once again. Faced also [... more]
CDN$45.95
Amazon CA |
James Macdonald
James D. Macdonald was in the Navy for more than fourteen years, both enlisted and as an officer, before he cashed out and started writing. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Darker Than Amber
My first; definitely not my last Travis McGee: This was my first Travis McGee novel, and I'm hooked. The plot was just twisted enough to make it interesting, and the writing was clean. The main character (and probably the author) was a little more [... more]
CDN$9.99
Amazon CA |
Century Of Noir Thirty Two Classic Crime Stories
Not much noir here: I guess the editors decided that noir sells, the problem is there's not much noir here. Of the 30 some odd stories in this book, maybe a third of them could be considered noir. I guess the editors expanded the definition to any crime [... more]
CDN$23.00
Amazon CA |
Improbable Cause
Solving this murder is like pulling teeth!: A dentist is found dead in his own dental chair. There is no shortage of suspects as he was disliked by many people for many different reasons. The trick is to find the real killer. The usual false leads are [... more]
CDN$8.99
Amazon CA |
J Is for Judgment
Where is Wendall Jaffe? Did He Fake His Own Death?: Kinsey Millhone has to solve the case of what happened to Wendall Jaffe. Did he fake his own death in order to defraud the insurance company? Kinsey spends most of the book trying to put the clues [... more]
CDN$10.99
Amazon CA |
Dress Her in Indigo
Vintage MacDonald: It really doesn't matter which Travis McGee book you are reading because they are all so pleasureable that it is like slipping into a warm bath. They possess great narrative drive and a character that is at once bigger than life, self- [... more]
CDN$9.99
Amazon CA |
Cape Fear
Nice, smooth read: Cape Fear is a quick book to read, and it's fun. The plot is based on the Bowden family: Sam, the father, Carol, his wife, and the three kids, Nancy, who will turn fifteen soon, and the younger Jamie and Bucky. During World War II, [... more]
CDN$10.99
Amazon CA |
Shadow Men
Third In The Series: Shadow Men by Jonathon King: This third novel in the series finds Max Freeman still living his self imposed exile deep in the Florida Everglades. Picking up a short time after the events depicted in "A Visible Darkness," [... more]
CDN$9.99
Amazon CA |
Land of Mist and Snow
Author: Debra Doyle Author: James D. MacDonald Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780060819194 ISBN: 0060819197 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 2006-11-09 [... more]
CDN$10.99
Amazon CA |
Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion
Superficial and unsatisfying: Sorry, but this book just doesn't cut it. I expected in-depth information about the psychology of cults and I got superficial anecdotes that never dipped below the headlines. Jim Jones was creepy? Oh, my, what a revelation. [... more]
CDN$21.95
Amazon CA |
