The Empty Copper Sea: A Travis McGee Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008WOUMWW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 122 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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But that doesn't keep folks from saying he murdered his employer, Hub Lawless, whose body hasn't been found. Some are eager to get a piece of that action--and some are willing to take more than a piece out of anyone who gets in the way.. But what he also finds is that, dead or alive, Hub Lawless is worth a lot of money. What McGee finds is that Timber Bay is a toug h town to get a break in when you're a stranger asking questions. "The professional's professional of suspense writers."THE NEW YORK TIMESVan Harder, once a hard drinker, has found r
Al Galante said Five Stars. Outstanding just like all of the McGee novels.. Five Stars love John M. "Lost At Sea" according to Dave Wilde. If you are are all familiar with the Travis McGee series, you probably know he lived on a houseboat The Busted Flush in the Bahai Marina in Florida and that he sometimes works as a salvage consultant. That means that when something is swindled from someone and there's no legitimate channel for recourse, McGee will interfere and attempt a recovery for half the proceeds. Here, a proud man is swindled out of his reputation and it is not clear how McGee is going to get a fee out of this.T
Trav successfully restores his friend’s good name, but he does it without the usual confrontation with an evil antagonist. His casually hedonistic life no longer satisfies. From Booklist *Starred Review* Travis has hit the doldrums as number 17 begins. Then Van Harder, an old boating pal, arrives on the deck of The Busted Flush with a tale of woe. I was full of juices and thirsts, energies and hungers, and I wanted to laugh for no reason at all.” MacDonald has been lauded for his craftsman-like plotting and for his perceptive takes on the sociology of America—and especially Florida—in the sixties and seventies, but rarely has he received the credit he’s due for his ability to plumb human relationships. --Bill Ott