John D MacDonald 
Scarlet Ruse: Introduction by Lee Child 
(Travis McGee: 14): a masterpiece in suspenseful thriller writing from the grandmaster of American crime fiction

Another impeccable edge-of-your-seat thriller from bestselling author John D Mac Donald that has inspired a generation of crime writers. Well-paced, intelligently written and with a penchant for characterisation, this series is not one to miss. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, James Patterson and John Grisham. ‘Mac Donald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis Mc Gee’ – LEE CHILD’The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller’ – STEPHEN KING’To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. Mac Donald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.’ – KURT VONNEGUT’. . . my favorite novelist of all time’ – DEAN KOONTZ’A treasure of a book’ — ***** Reader review’John D Mac Donald has done it again: another page-turner’ — ***** Reader review’Compelling’ — ***** Reader review’Another Macdonald masterpiece’ — ***** Reader review***********************************************************************************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.An expert stamp collector is left frantic when he misplaces the extremely valuable collection of an important and shady client. Hirsh doesn’t know how he’s going to get it back. But fortunately for him, he’s got a friend in Travis Mc Gee.It’s not long till Travis is hot on the trail of the missing collection. But Travis is going to have to play this game carefully – Hirsh’s client is liable to break some fingers if he doesn’t get what he’s owed . . .First published in 1972, The Scarlet Ruse features an introduction by Lee Child*************************************************************************************************Further Praise for the Travis Mc Gee series:’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’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’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