Darker Than Amber

by John D. MacDonald

Ebook, 2013

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:From a beloved master of crime fiction, Darker Than Amber is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.   A fishing trip is anything but relaxing when Travis McGee is involved. As McGee and his friend Meyer settle down to some midnight casting, a woman falls into the water from the bridge above them. Her name is Evangeline, and the hints she gives about the events leading to her near drowning suggest a less than pristine past. But McGee has saved her, and now he wants to see her make a new life�??even if it means confronting a gang of murderers that makes his blood run cold.   �??John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in his field.�?��??Mary Higgins Clark   Evangeline may be the intended target in a complex scheme, but she�??s no ordinary victim. Behind her darker than amber eyes is a woman who lures men onto her boat and robs them, throwing them overboard when she�??s done with them. And now she�??s enlisted the resistant Travis and Meyer to rescue her �??savings�?� from her partners in crime.   When Evangeline winds up dead, McGee and Meyer must get involved. But the stakes are high�??and Evangeline may not be the only casualty of her cruel game.   Features a new… (more)

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English

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1966-06
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