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The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper

by John D. MacDonald · 1968

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She is undeniably beautiful . . . indisputably rich . . .incredibly wanton . . . and undoubtedly losing her mind, a little at a time. The perfect client for Travis McGee. Her troubles will lead Travis into the strange corruptions simmering behind the respectable facade of a quiet Florida town.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisprivate investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
private investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
FloridaFloridaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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