Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will. Integrity is not a search for the rewards of integrity. Maybe all you ever get for it is the largest kick in the ass the world can provide. It is not supposed to be a productive asset.

And while I was slowly finding that clarity manuscripts book proposals and copies of books by recommended authors rolled in. The novel Cry Hard Cry Fast was adapted as a two-part episode of the TV series Run for Your Life in November 1967. I was very impressed by the logic of the denial and by the empathy shown to the person making the request.

His best-known works include the popular and critically acclaimed Travis McGee series and his novel The Executioners which was adapted into the film Cape Fear. National Book Award in the one-year category Mystery. John Dann MacDonald (July 24 1916 – December 28 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories known for his thrillers.