William Denton wrote:
I just finished DARKER THAN AMBER (1966), the seventh in the
Travis McGee series. It's not as good as most of the earlier
ones: the McGee ponderings are heavy, his investigative work
and infiltration seem unlikely, and a lot of the people
involved are very unlikeable. It's a bit unpleasant all
around, even given that it's centred on a "cheap, sloppy,
greedy, slut."
Check out this bit, from when McGee turns down an offer from
the cheap, sloppy woman: (quote omitted)
*********** That quote is especially nasty for JDM. Although
I usually think of JDM's Travis books as kind of upbeat and
fun, the ending to the two I have read, DRESS HER IN INDIGO
and THE DEEP BLUE GOOD-BY, both had sad endings, even though
Travis did his job as best he could.
miker
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