1st printing of 1st edition; signed by author. Near Fine hardcover in Good+ DJ. Red boards backed with black cloth, gilt titles on spine. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; inscribed on title page 'For Kate Mattes | John D. Mac Donald | 21 Oct '83'; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is clean; lightly scuffed; slight age darkening along edges; 1 inch closed tear on front cover near tail edge. Inscription was to Kate Mattes, owner of a prominent Boston area bookstore. 8vo, 246 pp.

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Free Fall in Crimson (1981) is the nineteenth novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. In the plot McGee sets out to investigate the death of an ailing millionaire, and encounters a motorcycle gang, pornographic movie-makers, and balloonists. The book also revives the character of Lysa Dean from The Quick Red Fox, an early novel in the series.

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Bookseller: Madden Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18991
Title: Free Fall in Crimson
Author: John D MacDonald
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0060148330
ISBN 13: 9780060148331
Publisher: Harper & Row
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1981
Keywords: COLLECTIBLE, COLLECTABLE, MURDER, POLICE, CRIME, DETECTIVES, WHODUNIT, TERROR, PSYCHOLOGY, THRILLER, TRAVIS MCGEE, FLORIDA
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction, Mystery;

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