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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780449224854
ISBN number: 0449224856
Label: Fawcett
Manufacturer: Fawcett
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: April 20, 1996
Publishing house: Fawcett
Release Date: April 20, 1996
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Studio: Fawcett
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Keeping himself alive is something detective Travis McGee has always taken for granted -- until his search for a wealthy friend's missing yacht places him square in the center of the international cocaine trade. Following a trail that leads him from Miami's lavish penthouse suites to a remote village in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Travis finds himself the target of some of the most ruthless villains he's ever met.
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The Lonely Silver Rain is the 21st and sadly the last of John D. MacDonald's highly successful Travis McGee series. Two stories are related at the same time. The very first is an interesting tale of crime wherein a yacht is stolen, drugs are smuggled and a number of murders take place. The second story is more subtle and human in nature. An aging Travis McGee uncharacteristicly expresses regret as to how he has led his life and wonders what the future holds as it becomes increasingly apparent his days as a devil may care boat bum must soon come to an end.
As in most John D. MacDonald fiction, the prose is very first rate and the plotting quite captivating. My reason for awarding The Lonely Silver Rain 4 stars instead of 5 is that there's a three chapter segment midway through in which Travis visits the Yucatan peninsula disguised as a cocaine smuggling cowboy. This portion of the book comes off as unnecessarily contrived and interrupts the novel's otherwise smooth narrative flow. But all in all, The Lonely Silver Rain is a very worthwhile read and an appropriate final installment to a long running series beloved by millions.
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John D. MacDonald's TRAVIS McGEE series doesn't just offer good reading but great reading in the thriller/mystery genre. When modern day writers disappoint I like to return to the series to once again shake my head in amazement at how MacDonald's writing transcends time with keen insight to humanity, its virtues and, of course, its darker side.
McGee is everybody's favorite friend and MacDonald made him available to all of us. While THE LONELY SILVER RAIN is good book start at the beginning of the series and work your way through the title colors. If you can't find them on-line then used bookstores usually have a few at ridiculously low prices. Enjoy!
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I read JDM for his musings, his rants and his take and insight. The stories are secondary. I have learned a lot about criminals, more than I wanted to know which makes you wonder how he researched his books. The reason I sought out JDM books was from seeing him referenced in other books one of which is Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews. She "gets" MacDonald and I love the romance of remembering him so fondly.
Love all the references to the pre-Disney Florida in his earlier books.
OH yeah, I liked this book, too. Travis is more in touch with his frailty and the changes that losing your invincibility brings. If you love JDM Travis McGee series you will love this one just as much.
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Dragging my feet to finish this one `cause I know it is the last. I have come to know Travis McGee well, as all of us have who've read the novels. He and Meyer confide in me. I give him advice which he rarely follows. But that's OK because it seems he always comes out OK.
I have read J.D. MacDonald's Travis McGee books- all of them beginning with "The Deep Blue Good-By" over the past year and am now at the end of the line- "The Lonely Silver Rain." A truly good author sucks you in, makes you feel as though you know the characters and would like to have a Boodles on ice with them (or Plymouth in the earlier books). It's been 21 books in all and I don't know if Travis dies in this one yet (would be truly great writing if he did) but either way he will die for me and for all of us or just fade into the sunset after this final book. John D. died himself barely two years after publishing this one. Who knows if he knew the end was near?
But others have carried on. I only began reading MacDonald because an author I had been introduced to earlier, Randy Wayne White, had been referred to in reviews as "the rightful heir to John D. MacDonald." Having read all the Doc Ford books prior to embarking on Travis McGee's adventures, I can see that Randy borrowed much from Mr. MacDonald. I think he would have been honored rather than perturbed.
I could make you an ordered list of the Travis McGee books, but all you need do is buy the first, "The Deep Blue Good-By" (yes, I always thought it was "Good-Bye" too) and it has the list in the front cover for you. The only one I had difficulty getting was "The Empty Copper Sea." I speculate that this is because that book was made into a TV movie and the producers probably still own the rights. You can get it used on Amazon, or I will sell you my very first edition for a nice price- nice for me, that is. But I'll only accept half of the value if I recover your lost copy for you (if you haven't read at least the very first book you probably don't know what I'm talking about).
In honor of the Busted Flush, slip F-18 Bahia Mar I sail the Garden of Idun, rack 65, Home Port Marina whenever I can. She is smaller and runs a bit faster than the Flush, but my wife and I enjoy her no less. Cheers to all of you who love the sea and all she brings to our lives!
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No one has or will write better in this genre. Almost every novel is a gift, and this one is as good as any.
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