The Turquoise Lament
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: 0449224783
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Fawcett
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Book Review: An absence of remorse.
Summary: 3 Stars
The Turquoise Lament by John D. MacDonald is the 15th installment of 21 in the highly successful Travis McGee series. At its essence, it is a case study of a sociopathic personality.
McGee thought he knew Howie Brindle, an affable lug of a man who lacked ambition and would never be mistaken for a deep thinker. But as it turns out, he didn't know him at all nor did anyone else. Not even his new bride. Especially not her.
Howie Brindle is a sociopath. He can imitate human emotion perfectly but is incapable of feeling anything. Moreover, Travis discovers that Howie has murdered before and is perfectly capable of murdering again. It becomes a race against the clock as Travis rushes halfway around the world to Pago Pago to prevent tragedy.
MacDonald has crafted quite an intriguing tale within the pages of The Turquoise Lament. The problem is that in having Travis as narrator, the reader misses out on events transpiring in places beyond his observational sphere. Often, these are the most interesting parts of the story. It would have made for a much more compelling read had the narration been provided by either multiple characters or by an omniprescient third person voice.
Bottom line: A good action-adventure tale limited by format.
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"One of the most enduring and unusual heroes in detective fiction."THE BALTIMORE SUN
Now that Linda "Pidge" Lewellen is grown up, she tells Travis McGee, once her girlhood idol, that either she's going crazy or Howie, her affable ex-jock of a husband is trying to kill her. McGee checks things out, and gives Pidge the all clear. But when Pidge and Howie sail away to kiss and make up, McGee has second thoughts. If only he can get to Pidge before he has time for any more thinking....
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