John D MacDonald 
Darker than Amber: Introduction by Lee Child [EPUB ebook] 
(Travis McGee: 7): a compelling and captivating thriller from the grandmaster of American crime fiction

As we’ve come to expect from John D Mac Donald – bestselling author and the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers – this thriller, with its vivid characterisation, masterful sense of suspense and sardonic take on life, is so gripping, you’ll be hard pressed not to finish it in one sitting. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly and John Grisham. 'Mac Donald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis Mc Gee’ – LEE CHILD’The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller’ – STEPHEN KING’To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. Mac Donald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.’ – KURT VONNEGUT’. . . my favorite novelist of all time’ – DEAN KOONTZ’It is impossible to capture the liquid beauty of his writing’ — ***** Reader review’Timeless tales – great when written, and still great today’ — ***** Reader review’What a writer’ — ***** Reader review’Go and read them all, you won’t regret it’ — ***** Reader review’They don’t do them like this any more’ — ***** Reader review**********************************************************************************************Travis Mc Gee isn’t your typical knight in shining armour. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He’ll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half.Travis Mc Gee and his friend are on a fishing trip when they witness a woman being tossed from a bridge into the open sea. Travis rescues her, but Evangeline is clearly no ordinary victim. Behind her darker-than-amber eyes is a seductive woman with her own agenda. Now that he’s saved her, Travis wants to help Evangeline make a new life. But to do so he must confront a gang of murderers so terrifying they make his blood run cold . . . First published in 1966, Darker than Amber features an introduction by Lee Child***********************************************************************************************Further Praise for the Travis Mc Gee series: 'The consummate pro, a master storyteller and witty observer . . . The Travis Mc Gee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author and they retain a remarkable sense of freshness’ – Jonathan Kellerman’Travis Mc Gee is my favourite fiction detective. He’s great because he has a philosophical side – he will fight a bunch of mobsters in a car park and then have a muse about life, the universe and everything’ – Tony Parsons 'A dominant influence on writers crafting the continuing series character . . . I envy the generation of readers just discovering Travis Mc Gee’ – Sue Grafton 'A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. Mac Donald is a shining example for all of us in the field’ – Mary Higgins Clark 'What a joy that these timeless and treasured novels are available again’ – Ed Mc Bain 'There’s only one thing as good as reading a John D. Mac Donald novel: reading it again . . . He is the all-time master of the American mystery novel’ – John Saul