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Darker Than Amber

A Travis McGee Novel, Book 7

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Darker Than Amber

By: John D. MacDonald
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
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Travis McGee never shies away from damsels in distress. But this Eurasian beauty was different. When Travis and Meyer rescued her from the water, she had a block of cement wired to her feet, and she wasn't so much grateful as ready to snare them in a murder racket to end all murders.

©1966 John D. MacDonald Publishing, Inc. Renewal © 1994 Maynard MacDonald (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Modern Detectives Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Murder

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I have become an ardent fan of Travis McGee stories, just the right balance of excitement and humor - who wouldn't want to live a life like his?

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Another good example of noir pulp, however if you only read one McGee, Bright Orange for the Shroud is just a cut above the rest (only on book 7 so there may be better ones in the future)

More of the same, and that ain't a bad thing

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