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Mystery Authors

Book reviews - The Long Lavender Look

The Long Lavender Look


Author: John MacDonald
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"McGee has become part of our national fabric."

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER

A lovely young girl steps in front of Travis McGee's headlights. McGee misses the girl but lands in ten feet of swamp water. As he's limping along the deserted road, someone in an old truck takes a few shots at him. And, when he goes to the local sheriff to complain, the intrepid Travis McGee finds himself arrested and charged with murder. And he can't help but ask himself, is this what they call southern hospitality...?

Tags:
US publication:
1970
Detective:
Travis McGee
Genre:
novels
Amazon Price:
$3.62