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From a beloved master of crime fiction Pale Gray for Guilt is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat Travis McGeersquos old football buddy Tush Bannon is resisting pressure to sell off his floundering motel and marina to a group of influential movers and shakers Then hersquos found dead For a big man Tush was a pussycat devoted to his wife and three kids and always optimistic about his businessmdasheven when things were at their worst So even though his death is ruled a suicide McGee suspects murder and a vile conspiracy ldquoAs a young writer all I ever wanted was to touch readers as powerfully as John D MacDonald touched merdquomdashDean Koontz Tush Bannon was in the wrong spot at the wrong time His measly plot of land just so happened to sit right in the middle of a rich parcel of five hundred riverfront acres that big-money real estate interests decided they simply must have It didnrsquot matter that Tush was a nice guy with a family or that he never knew he was dealing with a criminal element They squashed him like a bug and walked away counting their change But one thing they never counted on the gentle giant had a not-so-gentle friend in Travis McGee And now hersquos going to make them pay Features a new Introduction by Lee Child.