A Deadly Shade of Gold: A Travis McGee Novel

ISBN: 0812983963

Author: MacDonald, John D.

Condition: New

John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.-Stephen KingWith an Introduction by Lee ChildWhen Travis McGee picks up the phone and hears a voice from his past, he cant help it: He has to meddle. Especially when he has the chance to reunite Sam Taggart, a reckless, restless man like himself, with the woman whos still waiting for him. But what begins as a simple matchmaking scheme soon becomes a bloody chase that takes McGee to Mexico, a beautiful country from which he hopes to return alive.Deception. Betrayal. Heartbreak. When Sam left his girlfriend, Nora, and vanished from Fort Lauderdale, no one was surprised. But when he shows up three years later lying in a pool of his own blood, people start to ask questions. And his old friend Travis McGee is left to find answers.But all he has to go on are a gold Aztec idol and a very angry ex-girlfriend. Is that enough to find his friends killer? And when the truth is as terrifying as this, does he really want answers after all?Praise for A Deadly Shade of GoldTravis McGee is the last of the great knights-errant: honorable, sensual, skillful, and tough. I cant think of anyone who has replaced him. I cant think of anyone who would dare.-Donald WestlakeJohn D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field.-Mary Higgins Clark