{"product_id":"one-fearful-yellow-eye-paperback","title":"One Fearful Yellow Eye - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn D. MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a beloved master of crime fiction, \u003ci\u003eOne Fearful Yellow Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It only takes one word to get Travis McGee to leave the sunny deck of his houseboat in Ft. Lauderdale for the gray cold of Chicago. The word is \u003ci\u003ehelp, \u003c\/i\u003eand it's uttered by Glory Geis, an old girlfriend of McGee's and the pretty young widow of world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Fortner Geis. The trouble is, the good doctor converted his considerable estate into cash before he died. But where he stashed it, no one knows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"John D. MacDonald was \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003egreat entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.\"--Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although everyone from the IRS to Dr. Geis's greedy grown children suspects that Glory is hiding the lost fortune, she hasn't a clue as to its whereabouts. To prove her innocence, she must find the money and the culprits who stole it. Enter McGee, for one of the most challenging salvages of his career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How do you extort $600,000 from a dying man? Someone must have done it very quietly and skillfully. While untangling the mess of Dr. Geis's last days, McGee makes a startling discovery: Some folks would love nothing better than to bring down the whole family--by any means necessary. But McGee is starting to actually like a few members of the Geis clan--and he vows to bring the guilty to justice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFeatures a new Introduction by Lee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn D. MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e was an American novelist and short-story writer. His works include the Travis McGee series and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Executioners, \u003c\/i\u003e which was adapted into the film \u003ci\u003eCape Fear\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1962 MacDonald was named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America; in 1980, he won a National Book Award. In print he delighted in smashing the bad guys, deflating the pompous, and exposing the venal. In life, he was a truly empathetic man; his friends, family, and colleagues found him to be loyal, generous, and practical. In business, he was fastidiously ethical. About being a writer, he once expressed with gleeful astonishment, \"They pay me to do this! They don't realize, I would pay them.\" He spent the later part of his life in Florida with his wife and son. He died in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757760217376,"sku":"9780812983999","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cecc43883d4f024ed2e121c988913dbf.webp?v=1780111157","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/one-fearful-yellow-eye-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}