K. R. McGee Books

I have read Clayton Douglas' monthly news magazine, The Free American, and I enjoy it very much. Mr. Douglas is a good writer. However, I can't say I like his book. It's about a guy whose name was originally Trevor Hamilton, but he changes it to Trevor McGee(sound familiar). It's quite obvious from reading The Free American magazine and webpage that Mr. Douglas is a big fan of John D. MacDonald, but in my humble opinion his character is a rip-off of Travis McGee. Just the similiarity in names tells you that. Both Trevor and Travis live on a boat in Floirda, and both embrace their beleifs passionately. Not to mention that "One Bloody Alabaster Eye" sounds alot like the Travis McGee title "One Fearful Yellow Eye". But the two also differ. They are like exact opposites. Travis clings to traditional morals and values no matter how modern the world gets. Trevor is more of a hippy. He smokes pot whenever he can get away with it, and sleeps with any woman he can get his hands onto. Not to mention that Travis is a private eye, and Trevor really doesn't have a job(he gave up his real-estate career). Mr. Douglas is a good writer when it comes to news articles but as a novelist, he kind of lacks.