Author:John D MacDonald
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 age, and a mesmerizing storyteller' - STEPHEN KING
'To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.' - KURT VONNEGUT
'. . . my favorite novelist of all time' - DEAN KOONTZ
'Yet another page turner from John D MacDonald' -- ***** Reader review
'Compelling writing, strong story and living and breathing characters - vintage McGee' -- ***** Reader review
'Go and read them all, you won't regret it' -- ***** Reader review
'They don't do them like this any more' -- ***** Reader review
'Brilliant' -- ***** Reader review
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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.
Trouble has a way of finding Travis McGee, no matter where he hides. When an old friend, conned out of his life savings by his ex-wife, unexpectedly turns up at his door, he finds himself pursuing a violently twisted hustler to get it back.
What starts out as a simple job soon turns into a dangerous mission when he comes face-to-face with a quick-thinking and quicker-fisted enemy. To beat him, Travis is going to have to play him at his own game...
First published in 1965, Bright Orange for the Shroud features an introduction by Lee Child
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Further Praise for the Travis McGee series:
'The consummate pro, a master storyteller and witty observer . . . The Travis McGee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author and they retain a remarkable sense of freshness' - Jonathan Kellerman
'Travis McGee is my favourite fiction detective. He's great because he has a philosophical side - he will fight a bunch of mobsters in a car park and then have a muse about life, the universe and everything' - Tony Parsons
'A dominant influence on writers crafting the continuing series character . . . I envy the generation of readers just discovering Travis McGee' - Sue Grafton
'A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field' - Mary Higgins Clark
'What a joy that these timeless and treasured novels are available again' - Ed McBain
'There's only one thing as good as reading a John D. MacDonald novel: reading it again . . . He is the all-time master of the American mystery novel' - John Saul
The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller
—— Stephen KingA dominant influence on writers crafting the continuing series character . . . I envy the generation of readers just discovering Travis McGee
—— Sue GraftonThe consummate pro, a master storyteller and witty observer . . . The Travis McGee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author and they retain a remarkable sense of freshness
...my favorite novelist of all time
—— Dean KoontzA master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field
—— Mary Higgins ClarkWhat a joy that these timeless and treasured novels are available again
—— Ed McBainThere’s only one thing as good as reading a John D. MacDonald novel: reading it again . . . He is the all-time master of the American mystery novel
—— John SaulEverything we most want to know, the author quietly looks away from, until the story becomes as layered, contorted and interrupted as the collapsing architecture of Wreaking itself. Then time straightens out and speeds up suddenly… Everything connects. Everything comes to light. Everything is revealed, yet somehow the buckling of time induced by subjectivity, madness and metaphor makes it all just as hard to see
—— M. John Harrison , GuardianThe question of what constitutes madness... is intelligently explored. Bold, grotesque, bawdy...memorable
—— Independent On SundayRelentlessly inventive
—— Sunday TelegraphIntensely imagined
—— Sunday TimesSettings don’t come much more Gothic than Wreaking, the derelict, decaying...psychiatric hospital of James Scudamore’s striking third novel
—— Daily MailThis is the work of a writer totally at ease with, and confident in, his powers. A wonderfully assured novel with scope and ambition and with enough of a mystery at its heart to keep the reader hooked till the end
—— We Love This BookWe are left with the characters in our heads for days, and the sense of unease that Scudamore cleverly conjures up
—— Press Association SyndicationA twisted, unsettling tale of family lies and lonely souls
—— ShortlistAn immersion in the physical and psychic ruins of a contemporary Britain which enchants and disturbs, lures and repels. The inner poetry and descriptive mastery of James Scudamore's Wreaking are riches which cannot be forgotten. If you only read one novel in coming times, make it this astonishing and deeply moving chronicle
—— Alan WarnerThis is an impressive work from the critically acclaimed author of Heliopolis
—— Good Book Guide