New York Times Bestsellers
John D MacDonald has placed 9 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 139 weeks on the charts.
27 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Apr 1977
Full chart history →23 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Mar 1975
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Reading Order
6 series · 91 books
John D MacDonald Other Novels
John D MacDonald Short Story Collections
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Good Old Stuff | 1961 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | End of the Tiger and Other Stories | 1966 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Seven | 1971 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Other Times, Other Worlds | 1978 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | More Good Old Stuff | 1984 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Death Quotient and Other Stories (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Masters of Noir Series with
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masters of Noir (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
John D. MacDonald Short Stories/Novellas
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder Run-Around (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | In a Small Motel (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
John D. MacDonald Anthologies
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hard-Boiled Detectives | 1953 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Worlds to Come: New Science Fiction Adventures | 1967 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Space Suits & Gumshoes | 1972 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Late Great Future | 1976 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Dark Crimes 2 | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Florida Stories | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Law and Order | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Murder Most Merry | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Tomorrow 1 | — | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
John D. MacDonald was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. He attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania but dropped out to move to New York City, where he took menial to support himself. While attending the School of Management at Syracuse University, he met Dorothy Prentiss, and they married in 1937. He graduated from Syracuse the following year, and in 1939 he received an MBA from Harvard University.