'MacDonald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis McGee' LEE CHILD Travis McGee isn t your typical knight in shining armour. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He ll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half. McGee knows the dangerous link between Florida boatjackings and the drug trade, and he s vowed never to swim with the sharks. But when Billy Ingraham, a self-made tycoon, bets that McGee can locate his $700,000 custom cruiser, he decides to jump straight in.After a friend leads him to the stolen vessel, McGee immediately regrets not going with his gut. The yacht is no longer an ordinary boat. It s a slaughterhouse. Shortly followed by the return of a ghost from his past, Travis realises that this case may be his last . . . First published in 1984, The Lonely Silver Rain features an introduction by Lee ChildJOHN D. MACDONALD: A GRAND MASTER CRIME WRITER'The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller' - Stephen King'Travis McGee is my favourite fiction detective. He s great because he has a philosophical side he will fight a bunch of mobsters in a car park and then have a muse about life, the universe and everything' - Tony Parsons'A dominant influence on writers crafting the continuing series character . . . I envy the generation of readers just discovering Travis McGee' - Sue Grafton'The consummate pro, a master storyteller and witty observer . . . The Travis McGee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author and they retain a remarkable sense of freshness' - Jonathan Kellerman'. . . my favorite novelist of all time' - Dean Koontz'A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field' - Mary Higgins Clark'What a joy that these timeless and treasured novels are available again' - Ed McBain'There s only one thing as good as reading a John D. MacDonald novel: reading it again . . . He is the all-time master of the American mystery novel' - John Saul
