Next Book in the Series Browse A–Z
This site contains affiliate links. The creator of this site may receive a commission for purchases made through these links, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

John D MacDonald Books in Order

6 series including Travis McGee, Masters of Noir Series with and more

★ 9 NYT bestsellers 6 series 91 books Latest: What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble (Short Story) (2019)

The earliest John D MacDonald book we track dates to 1950, and the catalogue now runs to 91 books. The catalogue splits into 6 series, with Travis McGee the most substantial at 21 books. The newest book on our shelves is What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble (2019).

📚 Jump to Series 6
1 Travis McGee 2 John D MacDonald Other Novels 3 John D MacDonald Short Story Collections 4 Masters of Noir Series with 5 John D. MacDonald Short Stories/Novellas 6 John D. MacDonald Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

9 books

John D MacDonald has placed 9 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 139 weeks on the charts.

Cover of Condominium
Condominium
John D MacDonald Other Novels

27 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Apr 1977

Full chart history →
Cover of The Dreadful Lemon Sky
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
Travis McGee Series

23 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Mar 1975

Full chart history →

Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore John D MacDonald’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

6 series · 91 books

Travis McGee Series

0 of 21 read
→ View stand-alone series page
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Nightmare in Pink 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 A Purple Place for Dying 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Quick Red Fox 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Deep Blue Good-By 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 A Deadly Shade of Gold 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Bright Orange for the Shroud 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Darker Than Amber 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 One Fearful Yellow Eye 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Pale Gray for Guilt 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Dress Her in Indigo 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Long Lavender Look 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 A Tan and Sandy Silence 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Scarlet Ruse 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Turquoise Lament 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Dreadful Lemon Sky 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Empty Copper Sea 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Green Ripper 1979 🏆 National Book Award 1980Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Free Fall in Crimson 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Cinnamon Skin 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 The Lonely Silver Rain 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John D MacDonald Other Novels

0 of 51 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Brass Cupcake 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Judge Me Not 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Weep For Me 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Wine of the Dreamers 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Murder for the Bride 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Damned 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Ballroom of the Skies 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Planet of the Dreamers 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Cancel All Our Vows 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Neon Jungle 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Dead Low Tide 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Area of Suspicion 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 All These Condemned 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Contrary Pleasure 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 A Bullet for Cinderella 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 On the Make 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Cry Hard, Cry Fast 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Border Town Girl / Five Star Fugitive / Linda 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Murder in the Wind / Hurricane 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 April Evil 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 A Man of Affairs 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Death Trap 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Empty Trap 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 The Deceivers 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Clemmie 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Soft Touch 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Cape Fear / The Executioners 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 The Beach Girls 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 You Live Once / Kill Me 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 The Crossroads 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Please Write for Details 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 The End of the Night 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 The Only Girl in the Game 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Slam the Big Door 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Where is Janice Gantry? 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 One Monday We Killed Them All 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 A Key to the Suite 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 On the Run (Short Story) 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 A Flash of Green 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 The Drowner 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 I Could Go on Singing 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Deadly Welcome 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 The Last One Left 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 No Deadly Drug 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 The Price of Murder 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 Condominium 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
48 Two 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
49 One More Sunday 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
50 Barrier Island 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
51 Hurricane 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John D MacDonald Short Story Collections

0 of 6 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Good Old Stuff 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 End of the Tiger and Other Stories 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Seven 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Other Times, Other Worlds 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 More Good Old Stuff 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Death Quotient and Other Stories (Short Story) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Masters of Noir Series with

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Masters of Noir (Short Story) ( By: ) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John D. MacDonald Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Murder Run-Around (Short Story) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 In a Small Motel (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John D. MacDonald Anthologies

0 of 9 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Hard-Boiled Detectives 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Worlds to Come: New Science Fiction Adventures 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Space Suits & Gumshoes 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Late Great Future 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Dark Crimes 2 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Florida Stories 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Law and Order 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Murder Most Merry 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Tomorrow 1 — Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

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.

← All authors starting with M