Purple Place for Dying by John D. MacDonald

Purple Place for Dying

Travis McGee #3

John D. MacDonald

158 pages • first pub 1964 (view editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
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A PURPLE PLACE FOR DYING finds Travis McGee witness to a murder he can't prove and a kidnapping nobody wants to believe. McGee becomes a pawn between a wealthy Southwestern patriarch, the law, and a mysterious gang bent on insurance fraud. Just th...

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Community Reviews

3.76
based on 351 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 92%

adventurous: 76%

tense: 46%

dark: 38%

reflective: 23%

emotional: 15%

funny: 15%

challenging: 7%

sad: 7%

Pace

46% of readers chose fast
46% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

36% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
9% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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