A review by literatetexan
The Deep Blue Good-By by John D. MacDonald
4.0
I bought this book because I love Stephen King, but I'm running out of Stephen King books to read. Earlier this month I read The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction, and the author suggested that when you're out of books to read by your favorite author, find out who that author's influences are, and read them.
So I picked up The Deep Blue Good-by by John D. MacDonald. This is the first book in the Travis McGee series, and I can't wait to read the next twenty books in the series. MacDonald's prose is snappy and stylish. He reminds me of Hemingway in places, but somewhat less literary.
Travis McGee specializes in recovering stolen items for people in exchange for half of the value of what he recovers. Of course, being a beach bum, he only works when he's running out of money. I won't spoil any more of the plot, but I will see that the book was riveting and shouldn't be missed. This is as good a crime novel as you're likely to read.
So I picked up The Deep Blue Good-by by John D. MacDonald. This is the first book in the Travis McGee series, and I can't wait to read the next twenty books in the series. MacDonald's prose is snappy and stylish. He reminds me of Hemingway in places, but somewhat less literary.
Travis McGee specializes in recovering stolen items for people in exchange for half of the value of what he recovers. Of course, being a beach bum, he only works when he's running out of money. I won't spoil any more of the plot, but I will see that the book was riveting and shouldn't be missed. This is as good a crime novel as you're likely to read.