Bright Orange for the Shroud by John D Macdonald

Bright Orange for the Shroud by John D Macdonald

John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller. --Stephen King

Travis McGee is looking forward to a slob summer, spending his days as far away from danger as possible. But trouble has a way of finding him, no matter where he hides. An old friend, conned out of his life savings by his ex-wife, has tracked him down and is desperate for help. To get the money back and earn his usual fee, McGee will have to penetrate the Everglades--and the mind of a violently twisted grifter.

John D. MacDonald was a writer way ahead of his time, and his Travis McGee books are as entertaining, insightful, and suspenseful today as the moment I first read them. --John Saul

McGee has never seen a man so changed by one year of life. Arthur Wilkinson had been an amiable and decent young man looking to invest some of his considerable inheritance in a marina enterprise. Then a pretty blonde named Wilma Ferner showed up. She was soon Mrs. Wilkinson, and it only took her a year to leave Arthur bankrupt and broken.

But what starts out as a simple job turns into a dangerous situation when McGee comes face-to-face with a quick-thinking and quicker-fisted foe in the Florida swamps. Now Arthur's fortune isn't the only thing on the line: this job may mean McGee's life.

To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen. --Kurt Vonnegut

MacDonald, John: - John became a believer in 1985 after an encounter with God at a Church of Scotland Service in Glasgow (U.K.) He has served as Pastor at two churches in Staffordshire (England)and Glasgow (Scotland). In addition he has been involved in and led prophetic ministry, healing ministry as well as having served in various leadership roles in local church. In 2005 he had an encounter with the Lord which had a profound effect upon him. After a process with God he heard the Lord call him 'Son' and that encounter (which is ongoing) has revolutionised his whole life and ministry. John is convinced that Sonship, living as Jesus did, is the call and core of Christian life. Jesus only did what he did out of his relationship with His Father (John 3:16; John 5:19; John 14:10) and if we want to be like Jesus then it is important for us to live in the same relationship with Father as Jesus did. In fact it is the Father's desire to conform us to the image of his son (Romans 8:28, 29) and it is something HE does (Philippians 2:13) through an ongoing outpouring of love into our hearts.

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ISBN 13	9780449224441
ISBN 10	0449224449
Title	Bright Orange for the Shroud
Author	John D Macdonald
Series	Travis Mcgee Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1996-02-28
Number of pages	216
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.