The Deep Blue Good-by

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The Deep Blue Good-by is a 1964 crime novel by John D. MacDonald that introduces Florida-based salvage consultant and reluctant hero Travis McGee in a hardboiled, psychologically driven mystery.

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instanceOf crime novel
hardboiled fiction work
novel
author John D. MacDonald NERFINISHED
character Meyer NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy Nightmare in Pink NERFINISHED
followsInSeries none
genre crime fiction
hardboiled fiction
mystery fiction
hasColorInTitle blue
hasSubgenre psychologically driven mystery
hasTargetAudience adult readers
hasTheme greed
moral ambiguity
psychological trauma
violence and exploitation
hasTone cynical
gritty
suspenseful
literaryForm novel-length fiction
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
mainCharacter Travis McGee NERFINISHED
medium print
narrativeStyle first-person narration
notableFor introducing the character Travis McGee
originalLanguage English
partOf Travis McGee color series NERFINISHED
positionInSeries 1
protagonistDescription reluctant hero
protagonistOccupation salvage consultant
publicationYear 1964
publisher Fawcett Publications NERFINISHED
series Travis McGee series NERFINISHED
settingLocation Florida NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting 1960s

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John D. MacDonald notableWork The Deep Blue Good-by