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A Tan and Sandy Silence

A Travis McGee Novel, Book 13

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A Tan and Sandy Silence

By: John D. MacDonald
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
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Travis McGee is the strikingly handsome and ever resourceful invention of John D. MacDonald. Born in the author's imagination in 1964, McGee drifted into the world on a 52-foot diesel-powered houseboat, the Busted Flush, which he has used as a base of operations through many adventures. In this book, the private eye outwaits and outwits a deranged killer as he searches for a missing wife on a remote Caribbean island, where he also tangles with a baby-faced businessman with a taste for murder.

©1971 John D. MacDonald Publishing, Inc. (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
Hard-Boiled Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
Reluctant Hero • Satisfying Tension • Excellent Mimic • Genre Highwater Mark • Economical Worldbuilding

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After reading the book and 1972 and collecting all of John McDonald’s works. It was great to revisit this nautical trip of Travis McGee.
I particularly like his description of the islands and Fort Lauderdale. Since I also had a boat at Bahia Mar marina, I take particular delight when Travis is aboard his “Busted Flush”.

John McDonald’s books are a very economical way to travel the world. All aboard?!

Travis McGee in the Caribbean

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I first read this one 45 years ago, just as enjoyable the second time around

I first read this on 45 years ago

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This one was all over the map, but the bad guy is truly evil and keeps out-smarting poor Travis. Meyer takes his lumps and almost pays the ultimate price as Travis confronts his own mortality.

This one was odd... But good

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I like the action and descriptive prose. john d Mcdonald uses d
Great words to describe everything and keeps it I teresting.

travis gets into impossible situations

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like the story, but cant they pay some female readers to play the role, I feel like I m in a gay McGee novel

travis mcgoo

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