A Purple Place for Dying
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A Purple Place for Dying is the third novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald.
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John D. MacDonald
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John Dann MacDonald was an American writer of novels and short stories. A prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida, he was one of the most successful Ameri
A Purple Place for Dying
…A Purple Place for Dying (1964) is the third novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. McGee is drawn away from his usual haunt of Florida by a job offer from Mona Yeoman, who suspects that her estranged husband has stolen from her…
MacDonald c. 1970–1983
The plaque commemorating creations of MacDonald (Travis McGee, the Busted Flush, and Slip F-18) at Bahia Mar harbor, Lauderdale, as seen in 2011 at the Bahia Mar harbormaster's office and gift shop
MacDonald's 1952 novel Ballroom of the Skies was reprinted in Two Complete Science-Adventure Books in 1953, but no paperback edition appeared until 1968.