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" It's all about involvement! And Travis McGee can't stay un-involved. For instance,
here he is, driving along in Miss Agnes (his customized vintage Rolls) on a dark highway,
when, suddenly, from out of nowhere a barely clad young woman appears in his headlights.
Trav brakes and fortunately misses her (but barely!) but Miss Agnes lands in the swamp.
The girl disappears and he makes his way on foot into town. As he heads for town, a
pickup truck zooms by, taking a couple of potshots at him! What else can go wrong, he
wonders! Well, for starters, when he reports the accident to the sheriff, he's arrested for
murder--seems a young woman was found run over by a vehicle! From this point, author
John D. MacDonald takes over and the rest of the book is devoted to Travis' finding the
real killer, but not before he's taken down a few roads himself!
"
Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 90%
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 1
Unusual forms of death
- run over
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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