John D MacDonald 
The Green Ripper: Introduction by Lee Child 
Travis McGee, No.18

”Mac Donald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis Mc Gee” LEE CHILD
Travis Mc Gee isn’t your typical knight in shining armour. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He’ll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half.
Travis Mc Gee has known his share of beautiful girls, but true love always passed him by – until Gretel. But suddenly, the woman who stole his heart dies of an unidentified illness. Convinced that she has been murdered, Mc Gee finds himself pursuing a less-than-noble cause: revenge.
Obsessed with his crusade, he becomes more and more unhinged. He has spent his life saving other people, but now he’ll need to find the strength to save himself – before he loses his mind.
First published in 1979, The Green Ripper was the winner of the National Book Award. This edition features an introduction by Lee Child.
JOHN D. MACDONALD: A GRAND MASTER CRIME WRITER
”The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller” – Stephen King
”Travis Mc Gee is my favourite fiction detective. He’s great because he has a philosophical side – he will fight a bunch of mobsters in a car park and then have a muse about life, the universe and everything” – Tony Parsons
”A dominant influence on writers crafting the continuing series character . . . I envy the generation of readers just discovering Travis Mc Gee” – Sue Grafton
”The consummate pro, a master storyteller and witty observer . . . The Travis Mc Gee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author and they retain a remarkable sense of freshness” – Jonathan Kellerman
”. . . my favorite novelist of all time” – Dean Koontz
”A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. Mac Donald is a shining example for all of us in the field” – Mary Higgins Clark
”What a joy that these timeless and treasured novels are available again” – Ed Mc Bain
”There’s only one thing as good as reading a John D. Mac Donald novel: reading it again . . . He is the all-time master of the American mystery novel” – John Saul