A Travis Mcgee Omnibus: The Quick Red Fox; A Deadly Shade Of Gold; Bright Orange For The Shroud
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact. No stickers or labels visible.
This omnibus edition brings together three gripping entries from John D. MacDonald's beloved Travis McGee series — The Quick Red Fox, A Deadly Shade of Gold, and Bright Orange for the Shroud — uniting them in a single essential volume for crime fiction enthusiasts. Travis McGee is MacDonald's iconic knight-errant: a self-described salvage consultant who lives aboard his houseboat, the Busted Flush, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and recovers what others have lost — for a fifty-percent cut. Each novel chronicles McGee navigating a world of moral ambiguity, corruption, and danger, blending hardboiled suspense with sharp social commentary. MacDonald writes with a cool, cynical wit and a keen eye for the darker currents running beneath mid-century American prosperity. Considered among the finest crime series ever written, the Travis McGee novels remain a benchmark of the genre, and this collection presents three of its most compelling chapters in one indispensable package.
Author: John D. Macdonald
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, Robert Hale
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact. No stickers or labels visible.
This omnibus edition brings together three gripping entries from John D. MacDonald's beloved Travis McGee series — The Quick Red Fox, A Deadly Shade of Gold, and Bright Orange for the Shroud — uniting them in a single essential volume for crime fiction enthusiasts. Travis McGee is MacDonald's iconic knight-errant: a self-described salvage consultant who lives aboard his houseboat, the Busted Flush, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and recovers what others have lost — for a fifty-percent cut. Each novel chronicles McGee navigating a world of moral ambiguity, corruption, and danger, blending hardboiled suspense with sharp social commentary. MacDonald writes with a cool, cynical wit and a keen eye for the darker currents running beneath mid-century American prosperity. Considered among the finest crime series ever written, the Travis McGee novels remain a benchmark of the genre, and this collection presents three of its most compelling chapters in one indispensable package.