The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper
by John D. MacDonald
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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Synopsis
John D. MacDonald was an American novelist and short-story writer. His works include the Travis McGee series and the novel The Executioners, which was adapted into the film Cape Fear . In 1962 MacDonald was named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America; in 1980, he won a National Book Award. In print he delighted in smashing the bad guys, deflating the pompous, and exposing the venal. In life, he was a truly empathetic man; his friends, family, and colleagues found him to be loyal, generous, and practical. In business, he was fastidiously ethical. About being a writer, he once expressed with gleeful astonishment, “They pay me to do this! They don’t realize, I would pay them.” He spent the later part of his life in Florida with his wife and son. He died in 1986.
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- Seller
- Genesee Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 100986
- Title
- The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper
- Author
- John D. MacDonald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott
- Date Published
- 1973
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