Book Overview
Travis McGee is too busy with his houseboat to pay attention to the little old man with the missing postage stamps. Except these are no ordinary stamps. They are rare stamps. Four hundred thousand dollars worth of rare. And if McGee doesn't recognize their value, perhaps Mary Alice McDermit does, a six-foot knockout who knows all the ways to a boat bum's heart. Only it's not McGee's heart that's in danger. Because a syndicate killer has put a contract...
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0449132471
ISBN13:9780449132470
Release Date:January 1987
Publisher:Fawcett Books
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.39 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
John D Macdonald-- Master story teller....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Great book. When John D. passed, we lost a gripping and insightful weaver of great fiction.
A Travis Classic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
While I still find "Flash of Green" to be my favorite MacDonald book, there's something so appealing about the Travis McGee series that keeps me coming back to them. And "The Scarlet Ruse" has such an engaging opening sequence of events, and such an array of fascinating characters, that you cannot put this mystery down. And while I know that MacDonald enjoyed popularity in his time, it seems that his popularity is running out of gas. I hope I am wrong because he is horribly overlooked.
Awesome McGee
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
If you like Travis Mcgee, you'll like this one.
Good Story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I wasn't sure about Darren McGavin reading these books. I thought he was too different from who I thought Travis McGee was. Jimmy Buffett maybe, but Darren McGavin? I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed Mr. McGavin's interpretation of my favorite beach bum sailor. And any book by John D. is miles above the rest, so I had to give it FIVE stars, even if it isn't my favorite MrGee novel!
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