A Purple Place for Dying A Travis McGee Novel Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) John D MacDonald Robert Petkoff Audible Studios Books
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A Purple Place for Dying finds Travis McGee witness to a murder he can't prove and a kidnapping nobody wants to believe. McGee becomes a pawn between a wealthy Southwestern patriarch, the law, and a mysterious gang bent on insurance fraud. Just the kind of thing McGee revels in!
A Purple Place for Dying A Travis McGee Novel Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) John D MacDonald Robert Petkoff Audible Studios Books
I fell in love with the Travis McGee series when I was a kid, reading them as they came out. Lost my early copies as I moved around. Later in life I replaced and reread them, kept moving and left them behind again at another place. As an old man a few years ago I decided to buy the series on my Kindle as a Christmas treat for myself. Starting at the beginning with #1(1964), The Deep Blue Goodbye I was underwhelmed and by the time I was part way through #6(1965), Bright Orange for the Shroud I found myself put off by how harshly MacDonald treated his minor characters,and by the way he criticized everything from vegetarians to yoga(disclaimer-I'm partial to both). I stopped reading the series in the middle of the book. Bored one day a few years later I tried the last McGee book MacDonald wrote #21(1985), The Lonely Silver Rain and found MacDonald was just as satisfying but less critical or maybe it was just me who had grown up. Then I tried #18(1979), The Green Ripper and it too showed a less judgmental MacDonald. Deciding that he had changed somewhere along the way I decided working my way backwards would be the safest bet and tried # 16(1975), The Dreadful Lemon Sky,and again I found it to be an excellent read. John D. MacDonald has always been a consummate writer and in his later years before he died in 1986 he seemed to have worked through enough of his demons that he treated the world and his characters with more compassion. May we all do the same.Product details
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A Purple Place for Dying A Travis McGee Novel Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) John D MacDonald Robert Petkoff Audible Studios Books Reviews
This is another excellent installment of the Travis McGee series. In this episode, Travis strays away from south Florida to the desert southwest to consult with a friend of a friend. The friend is married to a much older and very powerful man in his part of the country. Before he can even determine the full details of the prospective assignment, the woman is shot and killed by a sniper while talking with Travis.
Curious, McGee begins investigating and determines to figure out the details. Missing persons and more murders pile up, as the case twists and turns to its conclusion.
This is a quick and enjoyable read in true John McDonald/Travis McGee style. Recommend.
I have read every book John D McDonald wrote. Most multiple times. The Travis McGee books never get old and I seem to always find a nuance I haven’t picked up on previously. My favorite books by my favorite author. He’s been gone over thirty years and I still miss him. I place him with Steinbeck and Hemingway at pinnacle of American writers.
It is apparent, not only from the fact that a foreword by Lee Child is reprinted in each Travis McGee book, that Child was highly influenced by the Mc Gee series to the extent that Trav lives on as Jack Reacher in the modern day series by that name. Instead of living on a boat, Reacher lives nowhere, but the format is too similar to disregard.
In Purple, Trav is sucked into a drama of which he wants no part. After the first killing, which takes place right in front of him, he begins to dig into the background. This book is predictable, but no ploddingly so. It is a great read, but by no means is it heavy lifting. I like Travis McGee for the same reason we all do--I want to be like him. I want to live on a converted barge and have adventures in between lollygagging with my boating friends and whatnot. Admit it. You do, too.
Love this series. MacDonald is one of the literary greats. His work holds up. Unlike many mystery writers of today, MacDonald's beautiful writing and insights accompany great story lines. When I want to read a Guaranteed Great Book, I turn to MacDonald. Florida admirers will particularly enjoy!
A Purple Place for Dying is one of the more twisted Travis McGee novels. The third in the series, it’s one of the landlocked adventures in the early books. The novel is also one of the most surprising with the shocking murder taking place in the opening pages.
The cast of characters that glide through the pages are an interesting and over-the-top bunch, but they’re also very true to the kind of people they are. I grew up in an area that feels a lot like the setting for the book. Jass Yeoman is a lot like the tough cowboy types I grew up with, hard drinking, hard fisted men that didn’t back down from anything. The college professor and his doting sister seem really out of place in today’s world, but I can remember when people like this were almost – but not quite – the norm.
The mystery is a breezy concoction that holds together well and kept me guessing. I’d read the book years ago but had forgotten exactly who was behind everything that was going on. Reading it now at my age, I’m sure I understand a lot more of what John D. MacDonald was talking about. I probably just focused on the action and enjoyed the read.
I like the confrontation that took place between McGee and the sheriff, and how McGee kept outmaneuvering the lawman and ending up doing exactly what he wanted to do. The scene with the fireplace and the money, with McGee’s pride on the line, is also striking.
Some of the story feels a little dated, and maybe people have changed now from what they were then, but MacDonald had an eye for crafting people and situations that revealed so much of Americana at the time. He’s always a good read, and I love Travis McGee’s outlook on life. I’m having a blast taking another tour down the past with these books.
I fell in love with the Travis McGee series when I was a kid, reading them as they came out. Lost my early copies as I moved around. Later in life I replaced and reread them, kept moving and left them behind again at another place. As an old man a few years ago I decided to buy the series on my as a Christmas treat for myself. Starting at the beginning with #1(1964), The Deep Blue Goodbye I was underwhelmed and by the time I was part way through #6(1965), Bright Orange for the Shroud I found myself put off by how harshly MacDonald treated his minor characters,and by the way he criticized everything from vegetarians to yoga(disclaimer-I'm partial to both). I stopped reading the series in the middle of the book. Bored one day a few years later I tried the last McGee book MacDonald wrote #21(1985), The Lonely Silver Rain and found MacDonald was just as satisfying but less critical or maybe it was just me who had grown up. Then I tried #18(1979), The Green Ripper and it too showed a less judgmental MacDonald. Deciding that he had changed somewhere along the way I decided working my way backwards would be the safest bet and tried # 16(1975), The Dreadful Lemon Sky,and again I found it to be an excellent read. John D. MacDonald has always been a consummate writer and in his later years before he died in 1986 he seemed to have worked through enough of his demons that he treated the world and his characters with more compassion. May we all do the same.
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