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Carregando... Where is Janice Gantry? (1961)de John D. MacDonald
   Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.  ikeman100 | Jan 7, 2020 |   As I make my way through MacDonald's novels I would call this the best one. The links to the McGee novels can be seen in the references to Fort Lauderdale and Bahia Mar. I guess one can even say Sam Brice is on the salvage businesses, in this case salvaging wrecked cars and he doesn't go on to make a career of dealing with bad guys. But Brice certainly exhibits the self analysis and social commentary that are a staple of MacDonald's stories. As usual a tribe of details that paint a picture of the time and place. Everything from bathwater warm Gulf water to swarms of mosquitoes. And a few people have to die. A stapler of this type of crime fiction and dealt with by the suspension of disbelief or perhaps the opposite, acceptance be it makes a good story but is really imaginary. The use of the helicopter at the end anticipates the evolving role of the helicopter in air Sea rescue. I am continuing to enjoy my punctuated journey through the writing of John MacDonald. I only have eight or ten of the non McGee books left. (  ) waldhaus1 | Jan 4, 2020 | He's making a living as an auto accident appraiser when an escaped convict turns up on his doorstep. The convict is known to our man, who had a few doubts about the guy's guilt in the first place, so shelter's offered and accepted. The next day the convict takes off, but so does a woman that our man's fond of. He launches himself into an effort to find her, and the story takes off from there. The events take place in Florida, as so many of MacDonald's books do, and the ocean plays an important role. Linkmeister | Jul 29, 2006 | sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
"Where Is Janice Gantry?, " one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of "Cape Fear "and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook. Sam Brice is the perfect rugged hero, even with a face battered by eleven seasons in football, almost three in pro. He's involved with a young widow named Janice Gantry. But when she vanishes, Janice leaves behind a trail of blackmail, murder--and a man at war with his own sense of duty. Sam is too curious to steer clear of the mystifying disappearances off the Florida Keys . . . too stubborn to avoid making enemies with a cunning criminal and killer . . . and perhaps too enraged to do what he knows he must to save the one woman who matters: become as cold, impersonal, and deadly as an assassin. Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz Praise for John D. MacDonald ""The "great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller."--Stephen King "My favorite novelist of all time."--Dean Koontz "To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen."--Kurt Vonnegut "A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about "the""best.""--Mary Higgins Clark Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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 Google Books — Carregando...GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia: (3.7)
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Was it great literature? No. Did I want to finish it once I started. Yes, it's a good story. MacDonald seldom disappoints. (