The Deep Blue Goodbye by John D. MacDonald

The Deep Blue Goodbye by John D. MacDonald (Orion Crime Masterworks / 2002) 

Travis McGee, beach bum and 'salvage expert' (he'll retrieve what you've lost for 50 per cent), lives on a houseboat in Fort Lauderdale. Instead of taking retirement at 60, he takes it in chunks as he goes along. If he likes you he'll help you, and he likes Cathy Kerr, who has been robbed of everything but her dignity… the first in the series establishes the fast-talking, wisecracking standard MacDonald maintained for over 20 years.

Classic crime reissue in hardback and in FINE condition. Dustjacket is protected by cellophane dustjacket protector but no evidence of it ever having been a library copy/

Pages: 200