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4.5/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Publisher Fawcett Publications Media type Print (Paperback) Followed by The Quick Red Fox Genre Mystery | 4/5 Goodreads Country United States Series Travis McGee Publication date 1964 Originally published 1964 Preceded by Nightmare in Pink Page count 320 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Book review john d macdonald s a purple place for dying
A Purple Place for Dying (1964) is the third novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald.
Contents
Plot summary
McGee is drawn away from his usual haunt of Florida by a job offer from Mona Yeoman, who suspects that her estranged husband has stolen from her considerable trust fund. Before the investigation begins, Mona is murdered before McGee's eyes by an unseen gunman. By the time he summons the police to the scene, her body has disappeared. McGee then sets out to solve her murder.
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A Purple Place for Dying Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA