The Lonely Silver Rain – John D. MacDonald (First Edition, Knopf, 1985)
The Lonely Silver Rain – John D. MacDonald (First Edition, Knopf, 1985)
This Alfred A. Knopf first edition (1985) of John D. MacDonald's The Lonely Silver Rain is of interest to collectors of Travis McGee first editions, John D. MacDonald, and American crime fiction.
About: A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket. The jacket is exceptionally bright and clean with strong, unfaded colours; boards are tight and square with no bumping or wear. The interior is crisp and unmarked throughout — an outstanding copy of the final Travis McGee novel, and a Literary Guild Main Selection. A rare find in this condition.
Details:
- Title: The Lonely Silver Rain
- Series: A Travis McGee Novel (No. 21 — the final volume)
- Author: John D. MacDonald
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
- Publication Date: 1985
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Fine
- Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Synopsis: First edition Knopf hardback of the twenty-first and final Travis McGee novel. MacDonald's last book, completing one of the most celebrated series in American crime fiction. A Literary Guild Main Selection.
Review: John D. MacDonald's The Lonely Silver Rain brings the Travis McGee series to its conclusion with characteristic verve - McGee is drawn into a case involving the disappearance of a lavishly appointed yacht, the brutal murder of a Peruvian debutante, and a cocaine smuggling trail leading from Miami to the Mayan ruins of Mexico. MacDonald, author of twenty-one McGee novels and dozens of standalone thrillers, was one of the most widely read American crime writers of the twentieth century, and this final entry in the series is essential for any serious collector of the genre.