Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper (Travis McGee Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

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Stephen King called John MacDonald ""the" great entertainer of our age". Now, Fawcett is proud to introduce to a new generation a character endowed with the values of a hero. The values of a hero never change--and neither does Travis McGee.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (March 9, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449224619
• ISBN-13: 978-0449224618
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #108,787 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 10 in The Travis McGee Series.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Thinking Man's Mystery Novel, August 16, 2001

By	Paul Skinner (Manassas, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

Travis McGee gets a check for $25,000 (a lot of dough for 1969) and the dying wish of an old friend, to look after her suicidal daughter. So McGee goes to Fort Courtney to observe the daughter, her sister and her husband. What McGee encounters is a series of unusual circumstances, including dead bodies, cheating spouses, and the evidence that somebody is spying on him. Could all of these things be connected? Sure - but only McGee could figure out the complicated connection. True to most McGee novels, justice is served in the end, although in a form the reader does not expect.

This is my 11th McGee novel. Clearly MacDonald writes in a more sophisticated style than 98% of the mystery writers today. A new reader may find it annoying that one must suffer through a good 100 pages before the action really begins, but this is typical MacDonald style. Not only do you get a complex mystery, but you get a lot of philosophy along the way.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book written 30 years ago that still speaks today, February 28, 2000

By	"toddwylie" (Santa Barbara, CA) - See all my reviews

This was my second John D. MacDonald book and my first Travis McGee book. I had heard that MacDonald could flat-out write, and I was not disappointed by this book. What I enjoyed the most was MacDonald's insight into the human condition; he really understood what motivated people. This helped his plotting and dialogue seem fresh and real even after 30 years.

I'm hooked. If you haven't read MacDonald you're missing out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the girl in the brown paper wrapper, January 12, 2000

By	matt wallace - See all my reviews

As a massive consumer of Crime Fiction, I am happy to say that this, my first foray into the writings of McDonald has proved most pleasurable. This is a wonderful thriller, imbued with a sense of place, a teriffic plot and an engaging writing style- better than healy, shames and Leonard- I'd put this on a par with Burke and Hiassen.