Home
/
Fiction
/
One Fearful Yellow Eye : Introduction by Lee Child
One Fearful Yellow Eye : Introduction by Lee Child
Sep 18, 2024 11:03 PM

Author:John D MacDonald

One Fearful Yellow Eye : Introduction by Lee Child

The Travis McGee series by John D MacDonald - bestselling author and the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers - is one for fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly and John Grisham not to miss. This high-octane and all-action thriller with its witty turn of phrase and standout characterisation will have you gripped.

'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

'As usual a fascinating story line which grips you to the end' -- ***** Reader review

'Hugely enjoyable' -- ***** Reader review

'Brilliant mystery and thriller storytelling' -- ***** Reader review

'It is impossible to capture the liquid beauty of his writing' -- ***** Reader review

'Timeless tales - great when written, and still great today' -- ***** Reader review

'What a writer' -- ***** Reader review

***********************************************************

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.

An ex-girlfriend of Travis McGee is convinced she's being watched. Her late husband, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, converted his considerable estate into cash before he died. The trouble is nobody can find it, including her. But there are those who don't believe her and will stop at nothing to prove it.

As Travis McGee tries to untangle the mess and protect his terrified ex-lover, he discovers that the doctor's enemies are far more determined than even he could have imagined . . .

First published in 1966, One Fearful Yellow Eye features an introduction by Lee Child

***********************************************************************************************

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

Reviews

The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller

—— Stephen King

A dominant influence on writers crafting the continuing series character . . . I envy the generation of readers just discovering Travis McGee

—— Sue Grafton

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

...my favorite novelist of all time

—— Dean Koontz

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

Everything 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 , Guardian

The question of what constitutes madness... is intelligently explored. Bold, grotesque, bawdy...memorable

—— Independent On Sunday

Relentlessly inventive

—— Sunday Telegraph

Intensely imagined

—— Sunday Times

Settings don’t come much more Gothic than Wreaking, the derelict, decaying...psychiatric hospital of James Scudamore’s striking third novel

—— Daily Mail

This 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 Book

We are left with the characters in our heads for days, and the sense of unease that Scudamore cleverly conjures up

—— Press Association Syndication

A twisted, unsettling tale of family lies and lonely souls

—— Shortlist

An 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 Warner

This is an impressive work from the critically acclaimed author of Heliopolis

—— Good Book Guide
Comments
Welcome to zzdbook comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Copyright 2023-2024 - www.zzdbook.com All Rights Reserved