The Scarlet Ruse
by John D. MacDonald
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Author: John D. MacDonaldEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-03-09
ISBN: 0449224775
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Fawcett
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Book Review: A cruel deception.
Summary: 4 Stars
It starts off not unlike a Sherlock Holmes type mystery. How is it possible to steal a valuable and substantial stamp collection from a secure safe deposit box while substituting similar stamps of much lesser quality? But the reader soon learns that the brain teaser aspect of The Scarlet Ruse represents only a small portion of what the book has to offer.
In this, the 14th installment in the Travis McGee series, author John D. MacDonald describes a number of frightening events which pit McGee against both a member of Miami's mob and a sociopathic murderer. What makes this novel stand out from others in the Travis McGee series is the fact that, for once, the all knowing, all prescient McGee's instincts fail him miserably. Only belatedly does he realize that he himself has been expertly conned.
The Scarlet Ruse is a fast, compelling read which showcases the usually superhuman McGee in a different incarnation. MacDonald has rather surprisingly given him imperfections and vulnerabilities which in turn make him a much more likable protagonist.
One of the better Travis McGee offerings.
Summary of The Scarlet Ruse
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.From the Paperback edition.
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