{"product_id":"bright-orange-for-the-shroud-9780812983975","title":"Bright Orange for the Shroud","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a beloved master of crime fiction, \u003ci\u003eBright Orange for the Shroud\u003c\/i\u003e is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"John D. MacDonald was \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003egreat entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.\"--Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFeatures a new Introduction by Lee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn D. MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e was an American novelist and short-story writer. His works include the Travis McGee series and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Executioners, \u003c\/i\u003e which was adapted into the film \u003ci\u003eCape Fear\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1962 MacDonald was named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America; in 1980, he won a National Book Award. In print he delighted in smashing the bad guys, deflating the pompous, and exposing the venal. In life, he was a truly empathetic man; his friends, family, and colleagues found him to be loyal, generous, and practical. In business, he was fastidiously ethical. About being a writer, he once expressed with gleeful astonishment, \"They pay me to do this! They don't realize, I would pay them.\" He spent the later part of his life in Florida with his wife and son. He died in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413248020754,"sku":"9780812983975","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8ad8f49-1cea-4c2e-8fab-b883480c2126.jpg?v=1729350985","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bright-orange-for-the-shroud-9780812983975","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}