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The Empty Trap

Published
Apr 1989
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Suspense Suspense
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144

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The Empty Trap, one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.
 
Lloyd Wescott is a big boy, and he understands that big money doesn't smell like roses. When he's hired to build and run the Green Oasis resort, he dosn't know too much about the pedigree of its owner—and he doesn't want to. He won't ask any questions. Just as long as the place is legit and he can run it clean as a whistle. But when trouble checks in, skimming from the casino's tills is the least of Lloyd's concerns. The quiet elegance of the hotel lobby turns out to be crawling with contract guns. And after one look from a beautiful woman, Lloyd realizes that he's about to get some hard answers to the questions he never asked.
 
Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz
 
Praise for John D. MacDonald
 
"The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller."—Stephen King
 
"My favorite novelist of all time."—Dean Koontz
 
"To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen."—Kurt Vonnegut
 
"A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best."—Mary Higgins Clark

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First Edition Apr 1989 Fawcett ISBN 0449128547
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Mar 1982 Random House ISBN 0449141853
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Oct 2002 Ulverscroft Large Print ISBN 0708947409
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