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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. It was okay, though not very much like a Travis McGee novel. The protagonist infiltrates a cell of religious extremist terrorists to avenge a woman who is fridged early in the story, culminating in an action sequence more befitting a Rambo movie than a mystery novel. It's unbelievable how quickly the terrorists accept him into their ranks, and the tone of the book suffers whiplash near the end. ( ) McGee's investigation into the suspicious death of his most recent lover leads him to search for a mysterious religious cult in northern California, which turns out to be a front for a massive terrorist organization. Pretty grim stuff here, and his friend Meyer's gloomy predictions (a frightening number of which have come to pass since the book's 1979 publication date) don't help the overall downer tone. A premonition off the terrorism that has focused the worlds attention for the last couple of decades. Travis talks about luck and demonstrates skill. Perhaps the morose thoughts Travis exhibits reflect MacDonald’s own aging. I now know the area around Ukiah and L lake city, I didn’t when I read this when it first came out. A pleasure to revisit the story, Travis, and Meyer.
If you happen to pick it up first, The Green Ripper (1979) is fine on its own, but its incredibly violent final act shocks those of us who started from the beginning. It takes someone we know and it pushes him so far beyond his known limits that it's breathtaking. Belongs to SeriesTravis McGee (18) Is contained inAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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Mystery.
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Thriller.
HTML:From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Green Ripper is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat. Travis McGee has known his share of beautiful girls, but true love always passed him by??until Gretel. Life aboard the Busted Flush has never been so sweet. But suddenly, Gretel dies of an unidentified illness??or so he??s told. Convinced that the woman who stole his heart has been murdered, McGee finds himself pursuing a less-than-noble cause: revenge. ??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 McGee has lost not only the love of his life but also his last hope for stability. Soon grief turns to blinding rage. So when he finds the people responsible for Gretel??s death, McGee goes off t No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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