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Mystery · 1979 · R

The Green Ripper

by John D. MacDonald

Grief transforms Travis McGee into a one-man army when a cult murders the woman he loves

For17+GenreMysteryLength221 pagesRead time~5.5 hours

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Violence

Very heavy

Sustained high-level violence including multiple combat deaths

Language

Some

Strong language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief sexual references

Substance Use

Barely any

Minor references

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Intense grief and psychological transformation through violence

What this book is about

When Gretel Howard, the woman Travis McGee loves, is poisoned and killed by a religious cult, grief transforms the usually philosophical McGee into an avenger. Infiltrating the cult's paramilitary compound, McGee wages a brutal one-man war in this darkest and most violent of his adventures.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Sustained graphic violence and combat

Multiple deaths

Intense grief and rage

Dark tone throughout

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