Nightmare in Pink: A Travis McGee Novel

ISBN: 0812983955

Author: MacDonald, John D.

Condition: Used

From a beloved master of crime fiction, Nightmare in Pink is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.Travis McGees permanent address is the Busted Flush, Slip F-18, Bahia Mar, Lauderdale, and there isnt a hell of a lot that compels him to leave it. Except maybe a call from an old army buddy who needs a favor. If it wasnt for him, McGee might not be alive. For that kind of friend, Travis McGee will travel almost anywhere, even New York City. Especially when theres a damsel in distress.As a young writer, all I ever wanted was to touch readers as powerfully as John D. MacDonald touched me.-Dean KoontzThe damsel in question is his old friends kid sister, whose fiancé has just been murdered in what the authorities claim was a standard Manhattan mugging. But Nina knows better. Her soon-to-be husband had been digging around, finding scum and scandal at his real estate investment firm. And this scum will go to any lengths to make sure their secrets dont get out.Travis is determined to get to the bottom of things, but just as hes closing in on the truth, he finds himself drugged and taken captive. If hes being locked up in a mental institution with a steady stream of drugs siphoned into his body, how can Travis keep his promise to his old friend? More important, how can he get himself out alive?Features a new Introduction by Lee Child