About
John D MacDonald
John D. MacDonald (1916-1986) was an American crime novelist best known for his Travis McGee series, featuring a private investigator operating out of a houseboat in Florida. MacDonald was born in Pennsylvania and started his writing career in the 1940s. He wrote over 70 novels, many of them set in his adopted home state of Florida. His characters and stories often reflected the social and environmental issues of his time. The Travis McGee series, which began with "The Deep Blue Good-by" (1964), is considered one of the most popular and influential crime series ever written. MacDonald received numerous awards for his work, including the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1980. His novels continue to be widely read and enjoyed today.
Book Series by John D MacDonald
Travis McGee Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Nightmare in Pink | 1964 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Purple Place for Dying | 1964 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Quick Red Fox | 1964 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Deep Blue Good-By | 1964 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Deadly Shade of Gold | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bright Orange for the Shroud | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Darker Than Amber | 1966 | Buy on Amazon |
| One Fearful Yellow Eye | 1966 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pale Gray for Guilt | 1968 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 1968 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dress Her in Indigo | 1969 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Lavender Look | 1970 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Tan and Sandy Silence | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scarlet Ruse | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Turquoise Lament | 1973 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dreadful Lemon Sky | 1974 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Empty Copper Sea | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Green Ripper | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Free Fall in Crimson | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cinnamon Skin | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lonely Silver Rain | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
John D MacDonald Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Brass Cupcake | 1950 | Buy on Amazon |
| Judge Me Not | 1951 | Buy on Amazon |
| Weep For Me | 1951 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wine of the Dreamers | 1951 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder for the Bride | 1951 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Damned | 1952 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ballroom of the Skies | 1952 | Buy on Amazon |
| Planet of the Dreamers | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cancel All Our Vows | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| Neon Jungle | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Low Tide | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| Area of Suspicion | 1954 | Buy on Amazon |
| All These Condemned | 1954 | Buy on Amazon |
| Contrary Pleasure | 1954 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Bullet for Cinderella | 1955 | Buy on Amazon |
| On the Make | 1955 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cry Hard, Cry Fast | 1955 | Buy on Amazon |
| Border Town Girl / Five Star Fugitive / Linda | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder in the Wind / Hurricane | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| April Evil | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Man of Affairs | 1957 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Trap | 1957 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Empty Trap | 1957 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Deceivers | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clemmie | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| Soft Touch | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cape Fear / The Executioners | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Beach Girls | 1959 | Buy on Amazon |
| You Live Once / Kill Me | 1959 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Crossroads | 1959 | Buy on Amazon |
| Please Write for Details | 1959 | Buy on Amazon |
| The End of the Night | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Only Girl in the Game | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| Slam the Big Door | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| Where is Janice Gantry? | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| One Monday We Killed Them All | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Key to the Suite | 1962 | Buy on Amazon |
| On the Run (Short Story) | 1962 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Flash of Green | 1962 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything | 1962 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Drowner | 1963 | Buy on Amazon |
| I Could Go on Singing | 1964 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deadly Welcome | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last One Left | 1967 | Buy on Amazon |
| No Deadly Drug | 1968 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Price of Murder | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condominium | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
| Two | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| One More Sunday | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Barrier Island | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hurricane | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
John D MacDonald Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Good Old Stuff | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| End of the Tiger and Other Stories | 1966 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| Other Times, Other Worlds | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| More Good Old Stuff | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Quotient and Other Stories (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
Masters of Noir Series with
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Masters of Noir (Short Story) ( By: ) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
John D. MacDonald Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Murder Run-Around (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| In a Small Motel (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
John D. MacDonald Anthologies
Tomorrow 1
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Hard-Boiled Detectives | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| Worlds to Come: New Science Fiction Adventures | 1967 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tomorrow 1 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Space Suits & Gumshoes | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Late Great Future | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Crimes 2 | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Florida Stories | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Law and Order | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder Most Merry | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
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