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ONE FEARFUL YELLOW EYE (Mass Market Paperback)

by John D. MacDonald (Author)

3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Fawcett (Jul 12 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0449129330
ISBN-13: 978-0449129333

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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"To diggers a thousand yeasrs from now...the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen."

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

How to you extort $600,000 from a dying man? Someone had done it very quietly and skilfully to the husband of Travis McGee's ex-girlfriend. McGee flies to Chicago to help untangle the mess and discovers that although Dr. Fortner Geis had led an exemplary life, there were those who'd take advantage of one "indiscretion" and bring down the whole family. McGee also discovers he likes a few members of the family far too much to let that happen.... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Travis McGee arrives in Chicago to investigate the theft of thousands of dollars during Glory Doyle's husband's last painful year and comes across a particularly sadistic blackmailer. Read by Darren McGavin. Reissue. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Travis: No Fear, Jul 13 2004

By	Rocco Dormarunno (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: One Fearful Yellow Eye (Mass Market Paperback)

Even though I still find "Flash of Green" to be my favorite MacDonald book, there's something so appealing about the Travis McGee series that keeps me coming back to them. And "One Fearful Yellow Eye" has such a quick pace, that you cannot put this mystery down. And Travis, well, he's just Travis--you gotta love this guy! I just hope that MacDonald continues to gain in popularity, as I feel he is horribly overlooked.

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4.0 out of 5 stars McGee & the windy city, Nov 9 2003

By	Clare Quilty (a little pad in hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Fearful Yellow Eye (Mass Market Paperback)

Travis McGee leaves Florida to help a friend in wintry Chicago in this brisk, economic adventure that's no shorter than the other installments but still feels more compact.

The classic MacDonald asides are all here: McGee offers up commentaries on Christmas, modeling, art, homosexuality, toilet paper and sex, among other things.

And there are some really good scenes -- Trav's extremely unsettling visit to the Farley farm, an ominous encounter in a windstorm, a creepy moment in which mysterious figures get the better of McGee (though MacDonald fumbles this by underplaying it afterward), and one seriously wacked-out climax in a retirement community.

This isn't great McGee -- it just doesn't have the complexity, level of menace or vivid characters of yarns like "Bright Orange," "Amber," "Pink" or "Lavender." But if you're looking for a quick MacDonald snack, "Yellow" is where it's at.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Show Me the Money!, Jul 28 2003

By	Stacey Cochran. Visit staceycochran.com (Raleigh, NC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Fearful Yellow Eye (Mass Market Paperback)

McGee and LSD became popular about the same time, but the typical bright-eyed MacDonald sense of humor stops there, for One Fearful Yellow Eye is probably too sad a story for all but the most serious fans of the series.

Fearful Yellow Eye's plot revolves around a certain 600 grand bequeathed to survivors of Dr. Fortner Geis, a generally well-liked and well-respected Chicago doctor. But when the 600 grand does not turn up following the good doctor's death, McGee is hired onto the case.

His investigations lead him to Chicago, Glory Geis, and then the twisted tale of Glory's daughter/love-rival Heidi Geis.

Remarkably, McGee finds himself attracted to the broken-winged Heidi, and ultimately the novel is hers. Because it is she that must get past her family's dark secret, and it is she that comes through at the novel's end as a much stronger character.

There are moments of poignancy in One Fearful Yellow Eye, and McGee's approach to Heidi's disturbing LSD overdose may be worth the price of the ticket alone, but generally I'd have to recommend several other McGee novel's before One Fearful Yellow Eye. Cinnamon Skin, thusfar, is my favorite.

Yours,
Stacey

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