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jdusell's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
nickyp's review
repeated misogyny — including planning abuse of a woman. I guess it’s to show the character is bad, but nobody says boo to him or it
lwalker77's review
3.0
Enjoyable quick read. Wanted to give it 4 stars but settled on 3. I enjoy John D MacDonald’s books and look forward to the next one.
menfrommarrs's review
3.0
Travis always unwinds the mystery and the pent-up desires of some damaged damsel!
rafial's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault
ferrisscottr's review against another edition
3.0
Well this was so-so. It had a decent mystery, decent amount of action, great characters but somehow taking Travis and putting him in a desert setting just killed a lot of the enjoyment of the story (he's a beach bum after all). The writing was good but it just didn't suck me in as much as MacDonald's other books that I have read.
atarbett's review
2.0
Either women were a hell of a lot stupider in the 60’s or JDM has never actually met a woman. Because there’s so many TSTL women in this book I lost count
This was a hard one to get through. There’s only so much leeway that “product of its time” can cover. McGee is an asshole to all women. Like… this can’t have been normal back then… it just can’t.
This was a hard one to get through. There’s only so much leeway that “product of its time” can cover. McGee is an asshole to all women. Like… this can’t have been normal back then… it just can’t.
govmarley's review
3.0
Hop in your time machines, kids, because we are going back to the swinging sixties. Take a ride with my good friend and salvage consultant, Travis McGee. Private Eye and a real cool cat. The ladies absolutely love him.
This is the third book in the series, and while it's fun to go back in time and see what life was like before the technology age, you have to take yourself out the mystery at times. No, he doesn't have a cell phone. No, he doesn't have the internet. No, he doesn't know how to solve crimes with anything but his brains and his brawn.
This time the T-man is in Arizona, not in Florida, and he's deciding if he will help the fair maiden Mona leave her husband. When, blammo! Sniper. Not to worry, folks. Travis is on the case.
Chalk the blatant sexism to the era and just enjoy the ride. Like most of them, 3 stars.
This is the third book in the series, and while it's fun to go back in time and see what life was like before the technology age, you have to take yourself out the mystery at times. No, he doesn't have a cell phone. No, he doesn't have the internet. No, he doesn't know how to solve crimes with anything but his brains and his brawn.
This time the T-man is in Arizona, not in Florida, and he's deciding if he will help the fair maiden Mona leave her husband. When, blammo! Sniper. Not to worry, folks. Travis is on the case.
Chalk the blatant sexism to the era and just enjoy the ride. Like most of them, 3 stars.