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This collection of short fiction, written by a master mystery writer at the beginning of his career, will delight readers with its early examples of a superb storytelling skill and with its assembly of Travis McGee prototypes
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'The great entertainer of our age and a mesmerizing storyteller' Stephen King
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John D. MacDonald was born in Pennsylvania and married Dorothy Prentiss in 1937, graduating from Syracuse University the following year and receiving an MBA from Harvard in 1939. It was Dorothy who was responsible for the publication of his first work, when she submitted a short story that he had sent home while on military service. It was initially rejected by Esquire but went on to be published by Story magazine - and so began MacDonald's writing career. One of the best-loved and most successful of all the masters of hard-boiled crime and suspense, John D. Macdonald was producing brilliant fiction long after many of his contemporaries had been forgotten, and is still highly regarded today. The Executioners, possibly the best known of his non-series novels, was filmed as Cape Fear in 1962 and 1991, but many of the crime thrillers he produced between 1953 and 1964 are considered masterpieces, and he drew praise from such literary greats as Kurt Vonnegut and Stephen King, who declared him to be 'the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller'. His novels are often set in his adopted home of Florida, including those featuring his famous series character Travis McGee, which appeared between 1964 and 1985. He served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and in 1972 was elected a Grand Master, an honour granted only to the greatest crime writers of their generation, including Ross MacDonald, John Le Carré and P. D. James. He won many awards throughout his long career, and was the only mystery writer ever to win the National Book Award, for The Green Ripper.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0002227061
- ISBN 13 9780002227063
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages395
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Book Description Hardback. From the author of the world-famous Travis McGee thrillers, thirteen of John D. MacDonald's earliest and best crime and mystery stories brought together in one volume. Written at the beginning of his career and originally published in American magazines only, these stories give us a taste of MacDonald's early achievements and show the range of his skill in the realm of mystery and thriller writing. 'Sharp, taut, realistic . an impressive selection' Times 1982, First edition. A near fine copy in a fine, unclipped d/w. Seller Inventory # 16967818
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First British edition of thirteen stories written by the author early in his career. This British first edition is the US Harper & Row edition with a cancel title-page, and different British jacket, otherwise identical to the US version.Author began writing these stories when he was working for the OSS( forerunner of the CIA) in Burma and Ceylon in 1944. In a FINE crisp (unread) book in FINE jacket. No rubbing, no tears, no fading!. Seller Inventory # JD1654
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