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Genre
What it is about
- Mcgee, travis, fiction
- Private investigators, fiction
- Fort lauderdale (fla.), fiction
- Travis McGee
Where it happens
- Florida
Ages
- Adult
About this book
The publisher's summary in its Library of Congress record reads: "He's a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game." It is book 1 of the Travis McGee series and set in Florida.
Where this comes from: Open Library · Wikidata
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The Deep Blue Good-by: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in 1964. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 222-page paperback from Random House Trade Paperbacks. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9780812983920 ... pbk. ... 222 p. ... Random House Trade Paperbacks
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