John D. MacDonald Bücher

Gavin Lyall - Das gefährlichste GegenüberJohn D. Macdonald - Spuren im WasserCornell Woolrich - Die Braut trägt SchwarzRobert Bloch - Die Saat des BösenJack Higgins - Schlüssel zur Hölle

Vogelfrei - bk679; Heyne Verlag; John D. MacDonald; pocket_book; 1989

Dieses Buch weicht poněkud od autorovy obvyklé tvorby. I když obsahuje prvky thrilleru, příběh dvou přátel z války ve Vietnamu, nyní novináře a podnikatele ve středních letech, se odehrává na Floridě a spíše se zaměřuje na psychologii jednání lidí, kteří se v rádoby šťastném, bohatém a ospalém prostředí najednou ocitnou uprostřed dramat, která se jeví obtížně řešitelná. Přestože se situace vyostřuje, není zde mnoho mrtvol a příběh končí svatbou.

Travis McGee ist wieder im Einsatz und befindet sich in bester Form. Auf der Suche nach der Yacht eines wohlhabenden Freundes gerät Travis McGee mitten in den internationalen Kokainhandel und wird zum Ziel einiger der rücksichtslosesten Bösewichte, die er je getroffen hat. Zum ersten Mal denkt Travis McGee über seine eigene Sterblichkeit nach und entdeckt inmitten aller Gefahren die erstaunliche Überraschung hinter den katzenförmigen Pfeifenreinigern, die jemand vor seine Tür legt. Dies ist ein typischer McGee in einem Roman, der John D. MacDonalds Ruf als einen der größten Geschichtenerzähler aller Zeiten bestätigt.

Das Mädchen war eine Hillbilly-Schönheit und hieß Bonny Lee, und Kirby Winter fand sie eines Morgens bei sich im Bett. Die Uhr hatte er von seinem stinkreichen Onkel Omar Krepps geerbt, und dazu einen Umschlag, den er erst in einem Jahr öffnen sollte, sonst nichts. Aber mit der Uhr hatte es eine besondere Bewandtnis: Bewegt man nämlich ihren silbernen Zeiger, kann man die Zeit anhalten und die Welt »einfrieren«, was ihrem Besitzer eine märchenhafte Macht verleiht. Science Fiction Deutsche Erstausgabe

Nach 14 Jahren wird Max Cady aus dem Gefängnis entlassen. Jetzt will er nur noch eins - die Familie des Mannes töten, der ihn ins Gefängnis gebracht hat. Für den Anwalt Sam Bowden beginnt ein mörderischer Alptraum.

Travis McGee's alter Armee-Kamerad benötigt einen Gefallen. Die Verlobte seines Freundes wurde ermordet, und die Behörden behaupten, es handele sich um einen gewöhnlichen Überfall in Manhattan. Doch Nina weiß es besser. Ihr baldiger Ehemann hatte zu genau in die Bücher seiner Firma geschaut und entdeckt, dass die Zahlen nicht stimmten.

Der tiefblaue Abschied ist einer der klassischen Romane mit Travis McGee, dem hartgesottenen Detektiv, der auf einem Hausboot lebt. Travis McGee ist ein selbsternannter Strandbummler, der sein Hausboot in einem Kartenspiel gewonnen hat. Er ist ein Ritter ohne Furcht, der misstrauisch gegenüber Kreditkarten, Rentenansprüchen, politischen Parteien, Hypotheken und Fernsehen ist. Er arbeitet nur, wenn ihm das Geld ausgeht, und seine Regel ist einfach: Er hilft dir, das zu finden, was dir genommen wurde, solange er die Hälfte behalten kann. McGee hat zwar nicht besonders finanzielle Probleme, aber wie kann man Cathy, einem süßen Mädchen aus der Provinz, das wiederholt von ihrem manipulativen Ex-Freund Junior Allen gequält wurde, einen Korb geben? Was Travis nicht erwartet, ist, wie viele Frauen Junior bereits zerstört hat. Die neueste Opfer ist Lois Atkinson. Zerbrechlich und gebrochen kann Lois kaum aus dem Bett aufstehen, als Travis sie findet. Doch Travis wird zu einer Art Beschützer und gibt Lois neues Leben, während er nach dem rücksichtslosen Mann sucht, der Frauen ihre Seelen und Lebensgrundlagen raubt. Doch er kann nicht ahnen, wie gewalttätig seine Suche werden wird.

Hochspannung - bk692; Heyne Verlag; John D. MacDonald; pocket_book; 1990

John D. MacDonald, Planet der Träumer (Wine of the Dreamer)John Brunner, Ein Stern kehrt zurück (Catch a Falling Star)Michael Coney, Der Sommer geht (Hello Summer, Good Bye)

Enthält folgende Stories:Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore (als Lewis Padgett): Der TransplantEdmond Hamilton: Flucht aus dem KosmosJohn D. MacDonald: Mechanische LösungHenry Kuttner (mit C. L. Moore): Ende der JagdMilton Lesser: Gesichter der AngstPeter Phillips: StreitgesprächMurray Leinster: Das verhexte Taxi

13,5 x 20 cm Fester Pappband 383 S mit Abbildungen

Die Inselhaie - bk988; Heyne Verlag; John D. MacDonald; pocket_book; 1991

Darker than Amber, The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper, Dress her in Indigo

Challenging conventional beliefs, this book explores the Bible's teachings on gender equality and the role of women in ministry. It delves into interpretations and perspectives that may reshape readers' understanding of scriptural texts, encouraging a reevaluation of traditional views. Through thoughtful analysis, it aims to empower women and promote a more inclusive interpretation of religious teachings regarding their involvement in spiritual leadership.

"McGee has become part of our national fabric." SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER A lovely young girl steps in front of Travis McGee's headlights. McGee misses the girl but lands in ten feet of swamp water. As he's limping along the deserted road, someone in an old truck takes a few shots at him. And, when he goes to the local sheriff to complain, the intrepid Travis McGee finds himself arrested and charged with murder. And he can't help but ask himself, is this what they call southern hospitality...?

Highly illustrated history of the Italian Front during the Great War with over 130 rare archive photographs of the campaign and the battlefields.

McGee tracks killers who brutally murder an ailing millionaire. He renews unfinished adventure with Hollywood actress who leads him into a nasty nest of murderers involving a motorcycle gang, porn movies, and mad balloonists. And Mcgee relearns old lesson. Only close to the edge of death does he feel completely alive.

Novels by Doyle, Maugham, Charteris, MacDonald, Gardner, Woolrick, and Fleming deal with spies and secret agents in World Wars I and II and the cold war

"To diggers a thousand years from now...the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen." Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. A wealthy old man laid up in the hospital is desperate to understand the last months of his daughter's life before she was killed in a car crash in Mexico. It was puzzling. She'd cleaned out her considerable bank account, left Miami and hadn't been heard from again. Travis McGee ventures into the steep hills and strange backwoods of Oaxaca through a bizarre world of dropouts, drug freaks, and kinky rich people--and begins to suspect the beautiful girl's death was no accident....

Beautiful girls always grace the Florida beaches, strolling, sailing, relaxing at the many parties on Travis McGee's houseboat, The Busted Flush. McGee was too smart--and had been around too long--for many of them to touch his heart. Now, however, there was Gretel. She had discovered the key to McGee--to all of him--and now he had something to hope for. Then, terribly, unexpectedly, she was dead. From a mysterious illness, or so they said. But McGee knew the truth, that Gretel had been murdered. And now he was out for blood...

From a beloved master of crime fiction, Darker Than Amber is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat. A fishing trip is anything but relaxing when Travis McGee is involved. As McGee and his friend Meyer settle down to some midnight casting, a woman falls into the water from the bridge above them. Her name is Evangeline, and the hints she gives about the events leading to her near drowning suggest a less than pristine past. But McGee has saved her, and now he wants to see her make a new life—even if it means confronting a gang of murderers that makes his blood run cold. “John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in his field.”—Mary Higgins Clark Evangeline may be the intended target in a complex scheme, but she’s no ordinary victim. Behind her darker than amber eyes is a woman who lures men onto her boat and robs them, throwing them overboard when she’s done with them. And now she’s enlisted the resistant Travis and Meyer to rescue her “savings” from her partners in crime. When Evangeline winds up dead, McGee and Meyer must get involved. But the stakes are high—and Evangeline may not be the only casualty of her cruel game. Features a new Introduction by Lee Child

Travis McGee is too busy with his houseboat to pay attention to the little old man with the missing postage stamps. Except these are no ordinary stamps. They are rare stamps. Four hundred thousand dollars worth of rare. And if McGee doesn't recognize their value, perhaps Mary Alice McDermit does, a six-foot knockout who knows all the ways to a boat bum's heart. Only it's not McGee's heart that's in danger. Because a syndicate killer has put a contract on McGee. A killer who knows something about stamps . . . and even more about McGee.

With an introduction by CARL HIAASEN JOHN D. MacDONALD "...the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller." --STEPHEN KING "...a master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer." --MARY HIGGINS CLARK "...a dominant influence on writers crafting the continuing series character." --SUE GRAFTON "...my favorite novelist of all time." --DEAN KOONTZ "...the consummate pro, a master storyteller and witty observer." --JONATHAN KELLERMAN "...remains one of my idols." --DONALD WESTLAKE THE TRAVIS McGEE SERIES "...one of the great sagas in American fiction." --ROBERT B. PARKER "...what a joy that these timeless and treasured novels are available again." --ED McBAIN

When Travis McGee's friend Meyer lent his boat to his niece Norma, and her new husband Even, the boat exploded out in the waters of the Florida Keys. Travis McGee thinks it's no accident, and clues lead him to ponder possibilities of drugs and also to wonder where Evan was when his wife was killed.... "Proves again that MacDonald keeps getting better with each new adventure." THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dead Low Tide is an iconic early thriller from John D. MacDonald, the mastermind behind Cape Fear and the Travis McGee novels. On the coast of Florida, a working stiff is wrongfully accused of murdering his boss—and must outwit one of MacDonald’s signature villains to save his life. Introduction by Dean Koontz A college graduate and amateur fisherman, Andy McClintock is stuck toiling in the office of a construction company. But when Andy tries to quit, his boss offers him a promotion and a raise—and then promptly kills himself with a harpoon gun. At least, that’s what it looks like, until the police rule it homicide—with the murder weapon belonging to Andy. The harpoon gun had been stolen out of Andy’s garage, and the boss’s wife makes the outrageous claim that she and Andy were having an affair. He’s been set up. To clear his name, he’ll have to find the real killer. But Andy soon discovers that he’s up against more than a two-bit thief—he’s been targeted by absolute evil, a monster with no compassion for his fellow man. Praise for John D. MacDonald and Dead Low Tide “John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”—Stephen King “The writing is marked by sharp observation, vivid dialogue, and a sense of sweet warm horror.”—The New York Times “To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.”—Kurt Vonnegut

This book, by one of the greatest authors of Science Fiction to-day, is a dramatic story of two worlds - of Earth and of the strange dying planet in outer space, whose inhabitants, The Dreamers, are determined to keep man chained to the earth. A story of world conflict that is bound to grip you.

When real estate developer harry Broll shows up at the Blusted Flush convinced that McGee is hiding his missing wife, Travis is nonplussed. Soon he's nearly nonplused, as Broll gets off several shots before McGee can wrestle his gun away. Broll goes away empty-handed, leaving a worried Travis to wonder about his friend her in three years. And it isn't like Mary to keep her troubles to herself--if she's alive to tell them....

While making good his promise to prevent a young girl from committing suicide, Travis McGee encounters an entirely new string of problems of his own. Attempting to salvage someone else's troubled life, McGee soon finds it is enough just to keep his own neck out of the noose! As with all of John D. MacDonald's books, THE GIRL IN THE PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER is filled with the special insights into human fears and desires that millions of readers have come to expect from him.

Welcome to Golden Sands, the dream condominium built on a weak foundation and a thousand dirty secrets. Here is a panoramic look at the shocking facts of life in a Sun Belt community -- the real estate swindles and political payoffs, the maintenance charges that run up and the health benefits that run cut...the crackups and marital breakdowns...the disaster that awaits those who play in the path of the hurricane...