The Lonely Silver Rain

by John D. MacDonald

Ebook, 2013

Library's rating

½

Description

Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Lonely Silver Rain is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.   Travis McGee has luck to thank for his reputation as a first-rate salvager of stolen boats. Now Billy Ingraham, a self-made tycoon, is betting that McGee can locate his $700,000 custom cruiser. McGee isn�??t so sure. He knows all too well the dangerous link between Florida boatjackings and the drug trade, and he�??s vowed never to swim with the sharks�??but if he wants to keep his head (AKA finances) above water, swim he will.   �??As a young writer, all I ever wanted was to touch readers as powerfully as John D. MacDonald touched me.�?��??Dean Koontz   Even though McGee doesn�??t feel like sticking out his neck for this case, Billy�??s wife, Millis, convinces him to step up to the challe… (more)

Awards

Anthony Award (Nominee — Novel — 1986)

Language

Original publication date

1985
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