A Purple Place for Dying
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A Purple Place for Dying is a 1964 mystery novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his iconic private investigator Travis McGee, set against a backdrop of crime and corruption in the American Southwest.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | John D. MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverColorMotif | purple ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Travis McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Quick Red Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
betrayal
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dangerous alliances ⓘ rural corruption ⓘ sudden violence ⓘ wealth and land disputes ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 160–190 pages ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
resourceful ⓘ world-weary ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
private investigator fiction
ⓘ
suspense ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
crime ⓘ greed ⓘ justice ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ power and influence ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
hardboiled
ⓘ
noir-influenced ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Travis McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | color-themed Travis McGee novels ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third novel ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nightmare in Pink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
private investigator
ⓘ
salvage consultant ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Fawcett Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Travis McGee series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingRegion | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
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