The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee Series #1)

Cathy Kerr is innocence turned helpless desperation—all because of the smiling freckle-faced stranger named Junior Allen. Cathy has nowhere to turn—except to another stranger, that man named Travis McGee—who is a walking pillar of cold rage as he follows the depraved wreckage of Junior Allen's trail.

Best known for his hardboiled detective series featuring Florida "beach bum" and amateur sleuth Travis McGee, the late John D. MacDonald is one of the most influential names in crime fiction.