A Purple Place for Dying

A Purple Place for Dying
First edition cover
Author	John D. MacDonald
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Travis McGee
Genre	Mystery novel
Publisher	Fawcett Publications
Publication date	1964
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	320
ISBN	978-0-449-22438-0
OCLC	34612267
Preceded by	Nightmare in Pink
Followed by	The Quick Red Fox

A Purple Place for Dying (1964) is the third novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald.

Plot summary

McGee is drawn away from his usual haunt of Florida by a job offer from Mona Yeoman, who suspects that her estranged husband has stolen from her considerable trust fund. Before the investigation begins, Mona is murdered before McGee's eyes by an unseen gunman. By the time he summons the police to the scene, her body has disappeared. McGee then sets out to solve her murder.

References

Merril, Hugh (2000). The Red Hot Typewriter: The Life and Times of John D. MacDonald. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur. ISBN 978-0-312-20905-6.
Geherin, David (1982). John D. MacDonald. F. Ungar Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-8044-2232-1.

Travis McGee

Novels	The Deep Blue Good-by Nightmare in Pink A Purple Place for Dying The Quick Red Fox A Deadly Shade of Gold Bright Orange for the Shroud Darker than Amber One Fearful Yellow Eye Pale Gray for Guilt The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper Dress Her in Indigo The Long Lavender Look A Tan and Sandy Silence The Scarlet Ruse The Turquoise Lament The Dreadful Lemon Sky The Empty Copper Sea The Green Ripper Free Fall in Crimson Cinnamon Skin The Lonely Silver Rain

Related	Darker than Amber John D. MacDonald

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