Bright orange for the shroud - John D. Macdonald

From a beloved master of crime fiction, Bright Orange for the Shroud is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.

Travis McGee is looking forward to a slob summer, spending his days as far away from danger as possible.

But trouble has a way of finding him, no matter where he hides.

An old friend, conned out of his life savings by his ex-wife, has tracked him down and is desperate for help.

To get the money back and earn his usual fee, McGee will have to penetrate the Everglades--and the mind of a violently twisted grifter.

John D.

MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.

--Stephen King McGee has never seen a man so changed by one year of life.

Arthur Wilkinson had been an amiable and decent young man looking to invest some of his considerable inheritance in a marina enterprise.

Then a pretty blonde named Wilma Ferner showed up.

She was soon Mrs.

Wilkinson, and it took her only a year to leave Arthur bankrupt and broken.

But what starts out as a simple job turns into a dangerous situation when McGee comes face-to-face with a quick-thinking and quicker-fisted foe in the Florida swamps.

Now Arthur's fortune isn't the only thing on the line: This job may mean McGee's life.

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