About “The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper”
Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper is a 1968 novel by John D. MacDonald, the tenth Travis McGee book. Having done a favor for the late Helena Pearson Trescott and her husband, McGee finds she had one last request: find out why her daughter Maureen keeps trying to kill herself, drawing him into Fort Courtney, Florida, where a doctor's suicide and a string of murders and suicides pile up.
Praise for “The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper”
“The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”
“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.”
“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.”
Book details
- First published
- 1968
- Latest edition
- 2013 · ISBN 9780812984019
- Pages
- 336
View more editions (10)
| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 2013 | 9780812984019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper : Introduction by Lee Child | 2013 | 9781448170326 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 2013 | 9781299034945 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 1999 | 9780517386378 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 1996 | 9780449224618 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The girl in the plain brown wrapper | 1995 | 0449224619 | Buy on Amazon |
| The girl in the plain brown wrapper. | 1991 | 0747407320 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 1989 | 9780394559803 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 1987 | 9780449133415 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 1985 | 9780449129159 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper?
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper by John D. MacDonald has 336 pages.
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