Felt this was a weaker entry in the series; strained my disbelief too many times. The various drugs and medical devices might as well have been magic potions and spells, and the protagonist does a number of crazy irrational illegal actions that somehow work out. Nevertheless had fun reading it. ( )

It's florida again. TM has to go up and clean up a mess with daughters of an older lady that he had garishly romanced a while back. It's a mess (surprise!). Dirty florida real estate and deals again. he is able to work things out, but not the best McGee. ( )

This is probably the best of McDonald's Travis McGee novels that I have read so far. The novel leads with a romantic affair McGee has with rich widow and friend Helena Trescott. Five years later from her death bed she asks Travis to check on her two daughters and make sure they are safe and especially the suicide prone younger daughter, Maurie.

This leads Travis into a mysterious and dangerous mystery on what is causing the youngest daughter to act so unpredictable. He is suspicious of Maurie's husband of whom almost everyone thinks highly but of whom Travis gets a bad feeling. There is also the suspicious death of Maurie's doctor and the murder of his nurse whom McGee had come to know and admire.

Fast moving story that was difficult to put done. ( )

Another good MacDonald thriller. Fun read. ( )

Travis has an affair with older woman. She is later asking him to look into the health of her daughter. Her two daughters or under the spell of the man she married. Travis was unaware of her death because of a selvage event. The husband wants the family fortune. ( )