THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY BY John D. MacDonald / Z-View
THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY by John D. MacDonald
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I was in deep sleep, alone aboard my houseboat, alone in a half acre of bed, alone in a sweaty dream of chase, fear, and monstrous predators.
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
At 4am, Travis McGee is awakened from dark dreams by someone climbing aboard his boat, The Busted Flush. The intruder is Carrie Milligan, a former lover. She’s scared, but won’t say why. The only thing she brought with her is a suitcase. A suitcase full of cash.
Carrie asks Travis to hold the suitcase. If she doesn’t return in two weeks, Travis is to give the cash to Carrie’s sister. Travis can keep ten grand for his troubles. Travis agrees.
Two weeks pass. Carrie doesn’t return. Then Travis learns she was killed in an auto accident in the small coastal town of Bayside. Travis decides to look into Carrie’s death. It’s too coincidental that she was killed during a time she was worried she might not return to claim the suitcase.
Travis goes to Bayside and starts digging into Carrie’s last hours. Clues lead him to an apartment complex managed by a wanna-be tough guy everyone calls Big Daddy. Travis also meets a lawyer and judge who warn Travis about sticking his nose in unwanted places.
Travis keeps digging. The people behind Carrie’s murder have too much at stake to let a beach bum like Travis McGee screw things up. They plan to fix that.
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THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY is the sixteenth of 21 Travis McGee novels.
In 1972, John D. MacDonald was named a grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America. MacDonald is best known for his Travis McGee novels as well as a standalone thriller (THE EXECUTIONERS) that was retitled Cape Fear when adapted into a movie (twice).
THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY by John D. MacDonald
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