{"product_id":"the-turquoise-lament-a-travis-mcgee-novel-9780812984064","title":"The Turquoise Lament: A Travis McGee Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a beloved master of crime fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Turquoise Lament\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 Funny thing about favors. Sometimes they come back to haunt you. And Travis McGee owes his friend a big one for saving his life once upon a time. Now the friend's daughter, Linda \"Pidge\" Lewellen, needs help five time zones away in Hawaii before she sails off into the deep blue with a cold-blooded killer: her husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"The Travis McGee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author.\"--Jonathan Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When treasure hunter Ted Lewellen saved his life in a bar fight, McGee could never have thought he'd end up paying his rescuer back in such a way. But years later he finds himself headed to Hawaii at Ted's request to find out whether Pidge's husband really \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e trying to kill her, or if she's just losing her mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Of course, once McGee arrives he can't help but give in to his baser instincts, and as his affair with Pidge gets underway, he can't find a single thing wrong. McGee chalks up Pidge's paranoia to simple anxiety, gives her a pep talk, and leaves for home blissfully happy. It's not until he's back in Lauderdale that he realizes he may have overlooked a clue or two. And Pidge might be in very serious danger. \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\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492131541266,"sku":"9780812984064","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ffdc2742-0dcb-49cb-bd27-64563781504d.jpg?v=1730572391","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-turquoise-lament-a-travis-mcgee-novel-9780812984064","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}