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Dress Her in Indigo: Introduction by Lee Child

Dress Her in Indigo: Introduction by Lee Child

(Travis McGee: 11): an unmissable and unputdownable thriller from the grandmaster of American crime fiction

Summary

Fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly and John Grisham should not miss the Travis McGee series by John D MacDonald - bestselling author and the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers. A masterclass in thriller writing, Dress Her in Indigo is a hard-boiled page turner, full of witty observation and outstanding characterisation - you won't be able to put this down!

'MacDonald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis McGee' - LEE CHILD
'The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller' - STEPHEN KING
'To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.' - KURT VONNEGUT
'. . . my favorite novelist of all time' - DEAN KOONTZ
'Hugely enjoyable' -- ***** Reader review
'Fans of good writing will eat up these books, as I am doing' -- ***** Reader review
'Fantastic' -- ***** Reader review
'Utter genius' -- ***** Reader review

*****
Travis McGee isn't your typical knight in shining armour. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He'll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half.

Travis McGee could never deny his old friend Meyer anything. So before he can even say please, Travis has agreed to accompany him to Mexico to look into the mysterious last months of the daughter of a rich friend.

Expecting to find out that the young woman had fallen in with the usual misfits and rebels, what they actually discover is stranger, and far more deadly. The deeper Travis digs, the less accidental the death starts to seem . . .

First published in 1969, Dress Her in Indigo features an introduction by Lee Child

Reviews

  • The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller
    Stephen King

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John D MacDonald

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