The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper

A Travis McGee Novel, Book 10

By: John D. MacDonald

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Helena Pearson. Undeniably beautiful... indisputably rich... incredibly wanton... the perfect client for Travis McGee. He did a big favor for her husband and then for the lady herself. Now Helena is dead, and McGee finds out that she had one last request to make of him: find out why her beautiful daughter, Maurie, keeps trying to kill herself. So, half-convinced that Maurie needs a good doctor and not a devil-may-care beach bum, McGee makes his way to the prosperous town of Fort Courtney, Florida, a respectable, booming, deadly little place.

©1968 John D. MacDonald Publishing, Inc. (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Predictable but Still Very Worthwhile

A series like this can get very predictable and tiresome. John MacDonald was a rare author that managed to deliver interesting stories even in such a challenging context. McGee and Meyer are interesting characters and I continue to enjoy watching them evolve from one book to the next. This series is the diametric opposite to Stuart Woods' Stone Barrington books, which are mind-numbingly predictable and formulaic. The Travis McGee series is one of the more compelling options in the genre; strong recommendation to start at the beginning and read them all...

Classic Travis McGee

John D. MacDonald does it again. McGee on a knights errand shows his cunning skills and kind heart. I highly recommend The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper.

The best Travis McGee novel?

I think this is at one of John D. MacDonald's best Travis McGee novels, and a terrific performance by the narrator.

Seemed to stretch along

This story seemed to progress slowly and not always logical.

The narrator is excellent and really makes the story.

Not my favorite McGee.

More entanglements than usual.

Had to re-listen to the reveal because there were so many bad guys caught up in it. Usually, McGee gets himself into more trouble.