Lodge gently satirized academia, religion and even his own loss of hearing in such narratives as the Booker Prize finalists “Small World” and “Nice Work." ...

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Set in the Florida Gulf, the Travis McGee books are one of the more acclaimed runs in mystery fiction, enjoyed by prince and proletarian alike for decades. But like an Everglades alligator, the series ...