About the book
From a beloved master of crime fiction, Pale Gray for Guilt is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
Travis McGee’s old football buddy Tush Bannon is resisting pressure to sell off his floundering motel and marina to a group of influential movers and shakers. Then he’s found dead. For a big man, Tush was a pussycat: devoted to his wife and three kids and always optimistic about his business—even when things were at their worst. So even though his death is ruled a suicide, McGee suspects murder . . . and a vile conspiracy.
“As a young writer, all I ever wanted was to touch readers as powerfully as John D. MacDonald touched me.”—Dean Koontz
Tush Bannon was in the wrong spot at the wrong time. His measly plot of land just so happened to sit right in the middle of a rich parcel of five hundred riverfront acres that big-money real estate interests decided they simply must have.
It didn’t matter that Tush was a nice guy with a family, or that he never knew he was dealing with a criminal element. They squashed him like a bug and walked away, counting their change. But one thing they never counted on: the gentle giant had a not-so-gentle friend in Travis McGee. And now he’s going to make them pay.
Features a new Introduction by Lee Child
Editions of Pale Gray for Guilt
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780517390504
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780812984002
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449125953
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449128978
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449133316
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449141588
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449224601
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307826701
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780394559551
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780736607032
Read an Excerpt
From a beloved master of crime fiction, Pale Gray for Guilt is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
Travis McGee’s old football buddy Tush Bannon is resisting pressure to sell off his floundering motel and marina to a group of influential movers and shakers. Then he’s found dead. For a big man, Tush was a pussycat: devoted to his wife and three kids and always optimistic about his business—even when things were at their worst. So even though his death is ruled a suicide, McGee suspects murder . . . and a vile conspiracy.
“As a young writer, all I ever wanted was to touch readers as powerfully as John D. MacDonald touched me.”—Dean Koontz
Tush Bannon was in the wrong spot at the wrong time. His measly plot of land just so happened to sit right in the middle of a rich parcel of five hundred riverfront acres that big-money real estate interests decided they simply must have.
It didn’t matter that Tush was a nice guy with a family, or that he never knew he was dealing with a criminal element. They squashed him like a bug and walked away, counting their change. But one thing they never counted on: the gentle giant had a not-so-gentle friend in Travis McGee. And now he’s going to make them pay.
Features a new Introduction by Lee Child
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pale Gray for Guilt about?
From a beloved master of crime fiction, Pale Gray for Guilt is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
Travis McGee’s old football buddy Tush Bannon is resisting pressure to sell off his floundering motel and marina to a group of influential movers and shakers. Then he’s found dead. For a big man, Tush was a pussycat: devoted to his wife and three kids and always optimistic about his business—even when things were at their worst. So even though his death is ruled a suicide, McGee suspects murder . . . and a vile conspiracy.
“As a young writer, all I ever wanted was to touch readers as powerfully as John D. MacDonald touched me.”—Dean Koontz
Tush Bannon was in the wrong spot at the wrong time. His measly plot of land just so happened to sit right in the middle of a rich parcel of five hundred riverfront acres that big-money real estate interests decided they simply must have.
It didn’t matter that Tush was a nice guy with a family, or that he never knew he was dealing with a criminal element. They squashed him like a bug and walked away, counting their change. But one thing they never counted on: the gentle giant had a not-so-gentle friend in Travis McGee. And now he’s going to make them pay.
Features a new Introduction by Lee Child
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Pale Gray for Guilt?
Fiction > Crime and / or mystery fiction > Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Where can I read a sample of Pale Gray for Guilt?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780517390504
Is Pale Gray for Guilt part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Travis McGee
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Pale Gray for Guilt?
John D. MacDonald
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Pale Gray for Guilt is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780517390504) and paperback(ISBN 9780812984002) and paperback(ISBN 9780449125953) and paperback(ISBN 9780449128978) and paperback(ISBN 9780449133316) and paperback(ISBN 9780449141588) and paperback(ISBN 9780449224601) and ebook(ISBN 9780307826701) and audiobook(ISBN 9780394559551) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736607032)
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