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Mystery · 1964 · PG-13

The quick red fox

by John D. MacDonald

A Hollywood actress's blackmail photos pull Travis McGee into a coast-to-coast hunt for a killer

For14+GenreMysteryLength216 pagesRead time~5.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Murder and physical confrontation

Language

Some

Strong language

Sexual Content

Some

Sexual situations and photographs as plot element

Substance Use

Some

Alcohol and drug use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Psychological complexity of blackmail and deception

What this book is about

When a famous actress is being blackmailed over compromising photographs from a wild party, she hires Travis McGee to recover them. Tracking the blackmailer from Florida to the West Coast, Travis discovers the photos conceal evidence of a far darker crime — murder.

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Murder and blackmail

Sexual content

Strong language

Substance use

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