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词条 A Purple Place for Dying
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  1. Plot summary

  2. References

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| name = A Purple Place for Dying
| image = APurplePlaceDying.jpg
| caption = First edition cover
| author = John D. MacDonald
| cover_artist =
| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Travis McGee
| genre = Mystery
| publisher = Fawcett Publications
| release_date = June 6, 1964[1]
| media_type = Print (paperback)
| pages = 320
| isbn = 978-0-449-22438-0
| oclc= 34612267
| preceded_by = Nightmare in Pink
| followed_by = The Quick Red Fox
}}

A Purple Place for Dying (1964) is the third novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald.

Plot summary

McGee is drawn away from his usual haunt of Florida by a job offer from Mona Yeoman, who suspects that her estranged husband has stolen from her considerable trust fund. Before the investigation begins, Mona is murdered before McGee's eyes by an unseen gunman. By the time he summons the police to the scene, her body has disappeared. McGee then sets out to solve her murder.

References

  • {{cite book |title=The Red Hot Typewriter: The Life and Times of John D. MacDonald |last=Merril |first=Hugh |year=2000 |isbn= 978-0-312-20905-6 |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur }}
  • {{cite book |title=John D. MacDonald |last=Geherin |first=David |year=1982 |isbn= 978-0-8044-2232-1 |publisher=F. Ungar Pub. Co. }}
1. ^{{cite journal |date=June 6, 1964 |title=New Books Today |journal=The New York Times |page=21 }}
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2 : 1964 American novels|Travis McGee (novel series)

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