A Purple Place for Dying

• Author : John D MacDonald
• Publisher : Random House
• Release : 11 April 2013

Let John D MacDonald - bestselling author and the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers - take you on a ride with this high-octane, all-action thriller. Jam packed with witty observation and unforgettable characters, and peppered with moments of refreshing introspection, this is perfect for fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly and John Grisham. 'MacDonald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis McGee' - LEE CHILD 'The great entertainer of our

• Author : Lewis D. Moore
• Publisher : McFarland
• Release : 24 January 2015

The hard-boiled private detective is among the most recognizable characters in popular fiction since the 1920s—a tough product of a violent world, in which police forces are inadequate and people with money can choose private help when facing threatening circumstances. Though a relatively recent arrival, the hard-boiled detective has undergone steady development and assumed diverse forms. This critical study analyzes the character of the hard-boiled detective, from literary antecedents through the early 21st century. It follows change in the

• Author : John Dann MacDonald
• Publisher : Fawcett
• Release : 18 May 1995

While on vacation in the Southwest, Travis McGee reluctantly agrees to help Mona Yeoman retrieve her estate from a wayward husband, only to become an eyewitness to her sudden death. Reissue.

• Author : J. S. Chapman
• Publisher : Weatherly Books
• Release : 18 March 2021

WHEN YOU DECIDE TO WRITE A BOOK SERIES, YOU MUST BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING. BUT WHERE TO START? Instead of staring at a blank page, setting up a disorganized corkboard, arranging and re-arranging sticky notes, or ordering and re-ordering index cards, there’s a better way. FOOLPROOF! STORY WEAVING: Your Essential Guide for Writing a Blockbuster Series shows you how to develop either a standalone novel or a series of interconnected novels. By using several methods and suggestions, including story

• Author : John Lennard
• Publisher : Lulu.com
• Release : 18 May 2022

Taking up where Of Modern Dragons (2007) left off, these essays continue Lennard's investigation of the praxis of serial reading and the best genre fi ction of recent decades, including work by Bill James, Walter Mosley, Lois Mcmaster Bujold, and Ursula K. Le Guin. There are groundbreaking studies of contemporary paranormal romance, and of Hornblower's transition to space, while the fi nal essay deals with the phenomenon and explosive growth of fanfi ction, and with the increasingly empowered status of the

• Author : Hugh Merrill
• Publisher : Minotaur Books
• Release : 12 August 2000

Although John D. MacDonald published seventy novels and more than five hundred short stories in his lifetime, he is remembered best for his Travis McGee series. He introduced McGee in 1964 with The Deep Blue Goodbye. With Travis McGee, MacDonald changed the pattern of the hardboiled private detectives who preceeded him. McGee has a social conscience, holds thoughtful conversations with his retired economist buddy Meyer, and worries about corporate greed, racism and the Florida ecolgoy in a long series whose brand

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 01 February 2008

• Author : John Dann MacDonald
• Publisher : Fawcett
• Release : 12 October 1982

"A beautiful wealthy woman summons Travis McGee to Arizona to help her get a divorce and recover the money her husband stole from her. McGee soon realizes that she's artificial and self-important. Then he sees her murdered, with a bullet through her heart. With the client dead and without a dime's worth of fee, an ordinary detective would close the case. But Travis McGee is more than a detective ... TRAVIS McGEE Part rebel, part philosopher, and every inch his own

• Author : John D MacDonald
• Publisher : Random House
• Release : 18 July 2013

'MacDonald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis McGee' LEE CHILD Travis McGee isn’t your typical knight in shining armour. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He’ll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half. Discover Travis McGee with this special collection of the first three titles of John D. MacDonald’s classic series. The Deep

• Author : Lewis D. Moore,Robin Dale Moore
• Publisher : Popular Press
• Release : 18 May 1994

This work explores John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series, with special emphasis on MacDonald's examination of the conflicts and joys of twentieth-century American culture and society. MacDonald describes himself as a moralist and this, combined with his narrative gifts, infuses his ever-present concerns for the quality and durability of American life. The first and last chapters, respectively, discuss MacDonald's early novels and the four he wrote concurrently with the series. The remaining chapters analyze various themes that figure prominently in

• Author : Lewis D. Moore
• Publisher : McFarland
• Release : 10 November 2014

A literary examination of the influence of 19th century sleuths on the early hard-boiled investigators, this book explores the importance of works by Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the development of detective series by Carroll John Daly, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Brett Halliday, Mickey Spillane, Thomas B. Dewey, John D. MacDonald, Ross Macdonald, Richard S. Prather and William Campbell Gault. Authors from the transitional (1964-1977) and modern periods (1979 to the present) are

• Author : John D MacDonald
• Publisher : Random House
• Release : 11 April 2013

Travis McGee finds himself in the one place he would never choose to be: New York City, where no one can be trusted. MacDonald only gets better as he lays bare more of his America. Find out why he is the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly and John Grisham. 'MacDonald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis McGee' - LEE CHILD 'The

• Author : Grant McKenzie
• Publisher : Polis Books
• Release : 19 September 2016

For one man, the past will never stay buried. Ian Quinn has spent his life protecting children from the monsters that live among us. As a Child Protection Officer, Ian places their lives above his own, and has no qualms about getting his hands dirty when it comes to protecting those who can't protect themselves. Years ago, Ian was unable to protect his own daughter when she was killed, and has channeled the anger and sadness into his vocation. Ian

• Author : James C. Clark
• Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
• Release : 02 May 2022

Sit down for a spell with the bevy of famed writers who've found inspiration in the Florida sun. From the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca to James Patterson, writers have found inspiration in the Florida sunshine. Ernest Hemingway met his future wife at Sloppy Joe's in Key West. John Kennedy recovered from back surgery in Palm Beach while working on his Pulitzer Prize winning book. James Weldon Johnson wrote what became The Negro National Anthem at the Stanton School in

• Author : Robert Allen Baker,Michael T. Nietzel
• Publisher : Popular Press
• Release : 18 May 1985

Private Eyes is the complete map to what Raymond Bhandler called "the mean streets," the exciting world of the fictional private eye. It is intended to entertain current PI fans and to make new ones.