End of the Tiger Author:John D. Macdonald John D. MacDonald, creator of the famous Travis McGee series, brings together 15 of his short stories in this collection. — Few authors in history have been as prolific as John D. MacDonald, and few have been as highly praised by the critics. The San Francisco Chronicle has called him "one of our best craftsman." The Chicago Tribune has... more » called him "a masterful writer"; and The New York Times once dubbed him "the John O'Hara of the crime-suspense story." "He is a master of plot and construction," said the Los Angeles Times, "discerning in characterization, able to bring alive the dimension of mood and setting."« less