By John D. MacDonald
ISBN-10: 0307826759
ISBN-13: 9780307826756
From a liked grasp of crime fiction, The Scarlet Ruse is one of the vintage novels that includes Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
Travis McGee’s getting lazy. consuming Boodles at the Busted Flush has turn into a full-time activity. but if he hears that six figures’ worthy of infrequent stamps have wandered off, McGee reveals himself again within the salvage enterprise. To carry in this case, McGee must be suspicious of each person he meets—because what he’s trying to find is estate of the mob.
“The Travis McGee novels are among the best works of fiction ever penned by way of an American author.”—Jonathan Kellerman
Hirsh Fedderman has lost an exceptionally worthwhile commodity: the stamp selection of mobster Frank Sprenger. Assessed at round 400 thousand money, those are not any traditional stamps, and Sprenger’s no usual collector: He’s prone to holiday a few palms if he doesn’t get what he’s owed.
Lucky for Hirsh, he’s bought a pal in Travis McGee. quickly McGee is scorching at the path of the lacking collection—not to say scorching for a voluptuous stamp specialist via the identify of Mary Alice. simply it’s now not McGee’s center that’s at risk. He quickly realizes that he’s run afoul of a vicious syndicate, and neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of evening will preserve them from amassing McGee’s head.
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Tut mir leid, Ethan. « Ethan blickte hinaus auf das stille Wasser der Bucht, in der er die schönsten Jahre seiner Kindheit verbracht hatte, und seufzte, als die Sehnsucht in ihm aufstieg. »Wir sollten uns näherstehen, aber nachdem Richard gestorben war, schien sich alles einfach aufzulösen, und Alec geriet zwischen alle Fronten. Wir schreiben uns, aber Stan erlaubt mir keine Besuche. Ich will nicht einen noch stärkeren Keil zwischen Randi und Stan treiben, also habe ich nie darauf bestanden.
Dana beobachtete sie über den Rand ihres Bechers. « Evie schaute mit undefinierbarem Ausdruck auf. »Wenn du glaubst, dass ich ihn hier behalten will, irrst du dich. « Ihre Stimme klang so hart, dass Dana sich fragte, ob Evie von dem Kind oder von sich selbst sprach. Evie war im Alter von fünfzehn durch eine befreundete Polizistin ins Frauenhaus gebracht worden. Das freche, intelligente Mädchen hatte Danas Herz im Sturm erobert, und Dana war ihr Vormund geworden, obwohl sie sie eher als jüngere Schwester betrachtete.
Langsam richtete er sich wieder auf. »Wenn du es nicht für mich tust, dann tu es für Richard. « Ethan sog langsam die Luft ein. Er erinnerte sich nur allzu gut an die letzten Augenblicke, bevor er das Bewusstsein verloren hatte, nachdem ihr Fahrzeug auf die Mine auf der Straße von Kandahar gefahren war. Richard hätte ihn liegen lassen, hätte sich retten müssen. Aber er hatte es nicht getan. Er war geblieben und hatte gekämpft, hatte mit seinem Körper Ethans gedeckt und die Kugeln abgefangen, die der Feind aus dem Hinterhalt auf sie abfeuerte.
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