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Travis McGee was a "salvage consultant" who would recover anything for you at a fee of half the value. You accepted this because you could not recover your property by any other means.

McGee lived on his barge-type houseboat in a marina in Fort Lauderdale Florida. He took his retirement in installments whenever he had cash in his hidey-hole. His successes resulted from his wits and speed. He was a large rough-hewn man deeply browned by the sun.

The character McGee developed over time to a more introspective one with self-doubt. The stories span almost twenty years and in that time we see McGee age and become more vulnerable.

The stories were always full of action, romance, and the wisdom MacDonald injected into them. MacDonald was one of our most prized authors.

It was with considerable sadness that I closed the 21st McGee novel, "The Lonely Silver Rain". McGee was clearly retiring permanently. I had read the series for the first time more than 10 years ago. This time, I read them during April and May. John D MacDonald died in 1986. There will be no more Travis McGee stories.