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]
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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
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Deadly Shade of Gold
Thrilled to Find Travis McGee!: "A Deadly Shade of Gold" is my first John D. MacDonald, and it won't be my last. I love the tough-as-nails-and-oh-so-smart Travis McGee. I love MacDonald's funny philosophical rants about society and the [... more]
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Dreadful Lemon Sky
Trav the Avenger: Travis McGee is visited late one night by a girl he knew years ago. She appears concerned for here safety, not allowing McGee to turn any lights on and continually checking over her shoulder as if someone might be following her. It [... more]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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
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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
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One Fearful Yellow Eye
Travis: No Fear: Even though I still find "Flash of Green" to be my favorite MacDonald book, there's something so appealing about the Travis McGee series that keeps me coming back to them. And "One Fearful Yellow Eye" has such a quick [... more]
CDN$10.99
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