Her veneer was big city ... but one look and you knew that Toni Rassell's instincts were straight out of the river shack she came from. I watched her as she toyed with the man, laughing, her tumbled hair like raw blue-black silk, her brown shoulders bare. Eyes deep-set, a girl with a gypsy look. So this was the girl I had risked my life to find. This was the girl who was going to lead me to a buried fortune in stolen loot.
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John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916-December 28, 1986) was an American author. A prolific writer of crime and suspense novels, many of them set in his adopted home of Florida, MacDonald's best-known works include the popular and critically-acclaimed Travis McGee series, and his novel The Executioners, which was adapted into the film Cape Fear. In 1972, MacDonald was named a grand master of the Mystery Writers of America, and he won the American Book Award in 1980. Stephen King praised MacDonald as "the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller."
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as usual, a great read,
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I'm working my way through all the works of J.D. MacDonald that I can find. Finished all but one of the Travis McGees-- putting that day off when I'll have no more ahead of me. Also, his short stories-- Good Old Stuff, End of the Tiger, More Good Old Stuff. And the amazing long list of other titles, no longer in print but easy to find in most used book stores. The best of this last category so far are: April Evil, The Empty Trap, On the Run. I've read that Dead, Low Tide is also one of his best. Just beneath this tier are the usual MacDonalds-- great, plot-driven "pulp fiction," in the best sense of the term. A Bullet For Cinderella is in this group. Great escapist reading from THE master of the '50s genre mentioned above. As far as what to avoid, the least interesting McGee was Free Fall in Crimson. (The best was The Green Ripper.) Some take off right away-- The Empty Trap, for instance-- and some take a while, setting up character depth and story background-- The Last One Left, for instance. I found Barrier Island took too long to get started. I prefer the more plot-driven ones. A Bullet For Cinderella is certainly one of the good ones.
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This was a good story and a fast read. It is classic John D. MacDonald all the way. What I am really waiting for the Travis McGee series to be published for Kindle. I hope that's next.
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I bought this book completely by accident, having never actually heard of John D. MacDonald. He wrote a preface for a book I had recently purchased so I did a search for him on the Kindle Store to see if I had heard of any of his works. But instead of pressing the 'more' link on the Kindle, I accidentally pressed 'Buy'. I did consider looking at returning it, but thought I'd hang the expense and read it anyway.
Boy am I glad I did. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, reading the book in one day. The thing I love about books of this era (1950's - I even had to look that up as I didn't even know when he wrote it) is that they flow well and just give good stories. Unlike some modern authors who take themselves way to seriously - the cleverness of the author seemingly taking a second place to the story - this book is without pretension nor arrogance. Instead, what you get is a type of innocence - for want of a better term - that is refreshing. The plot isn't overly complex, and there are no great surprises, but it is wildly enjoyable. I wouldn't hesitate recommending it to anyone after a nice easy read. I might have to make more mistakes in the future, because this one worked out for the better.
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