The Empty Copper Sea
By John D. MacDonald.
Introduction by Lee
Child.
Filmed as Travis
McGee (1983), directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.
# 17 in the Travis McGee series.
Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks.
First published 1978.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0812984080
ISBN-13: 978-0812984088
Description:
“John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all us in the
field. Talk about the best.” – Mary Higgins Clark.
From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Empty Copper
Sea is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled
detective who lives on a houseboat.
Asking for help is something a proud man like Van Harder
would never do. So when he shows up at the Busted Flush, Travis McGee knows
that he must be the man’s last resort. What Harder wants salvaged is his
reputation. After a long career as a seaman, he was piloting a boat the night
his employer fell overboard. Harder is certain he’s been set up, but to help
him, McGee must prove that a dead man is actually alive.
The fateful ride started with Harder at the helm of Hubbard
Lawless’s luxury cruiser. It ends with him coming to, fuzzy and disoriented,
and Hub lost to the water. Now everyone is saying that Harder got drunk, passed
out, and is negligent in his boss’s death. The thing is, Van’s not a drinker .
. . at least, not anymore.
Who would want to frame the good captain, and to what end?
Dead or alive, Lawless is worth a lot of money. People are always eager to get
a piece of that action – including some, as McGee soon finds, who are willing
to take a piece out of anyone who gets in their way.
Features a new Introduction by Lee Child.
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