Nightmare in Pink

A Travis McGee Novel, Book 2

By: John D. MacDonald

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Nina - a career girl living alone in Manhattan - offers Travis McGee companionship and the first loose thread in the elaborate fabric of a gigantic swindle. Now, she's leading McGee on a wild and tortuous chase into the decadent world of high society, the ruthless world of big money, and the weird world of hallucinatory drugs.

©1964 John D. MacDonald Publishing, Inc. Renewal © 1992 Maynard MacDonald (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"[T]he great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller." (Stephen King)

"[M]y favorite novelist of all time." (Dean Koontz)

"[W]hat a joy that these timeless and treasured novels are available again." (Ed McBain)

McGee Does the Big Apple

"We're all still carnivores, and money is the meat. If there's a lot of money and any possible way to get at it, I think people will do some strange and warped things."
- John D. MacDonald, Nightmare in Pink

Travis McGee #2 = Travis McGee goes to NYC. Well, he goes to NYC and is slipped a mickey while investigating the murder of a friend's little sister's husband. Like almost all of MacDonald's Travis McGee novels, this one is heavy on damsel in distress and flavored with MacDonald's own brand of misogyny light. I think MacDonald might be able to almost make a convincing argument that his books aren't really sexist, but I also think he was smart enough to understand that there was a BIG market for books about white knights rescuing damsels. Basically, this entire series could have been written in some warped version of Camelot. And, since this book was published in 1964, MacDonald is basically surfing on the shards of the Kennedy's lost Camelot.

Very early Travis

I have read as many John D - Travis books that there are. It is clear that John D was still developing Travis, the character in this release. The book was too much Travis self centeredness and not enough personal doubts. I know from having read all the John D - Travis books he manages to strike the right balance as Travis matures so there is hope. Keep listening and enjoy.

Not his Best, but good.

The book was written in the early 1960's. Has aged well. Certainly not John McDonald's best writing but worth a listen.

Brings back memories.

Great story telling. It was as good as reading it yourself. Like I did many years ago. In fact, it might have been better!

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