A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

John D Macdonald Travis Mcgee Books in Order

The complete John D Macdonald Travis Mcgee reading order — 40 books from 1600–2013.

  1. 01 The Lonely Silver Rain 1600 Amazon — buy The Lonely Silver Rain Bookshop — buy The Lonely Silver Rain ThriftBooks — buy The Lonely Silver Rain eBooks.com — buy The Lonely Silver Rain
  2. 02 A Purple Place for Dying 1964 Amazon — buy A Purple Place for Dying Bookshop — buy A Purple Place for Dying ThriftBooks — buy A Purple Place for Dying eBooks.com — buy A Purple Place for Dying
  3. 03 The Deep Blue Goodbye 1964 Amazon — buy The Deep Blue Goodbye Bookshop — buy The Deep Blue Goodbye ThriftBooks — buy The Deep Blue Goodbye eBooks.com — buy The Deep Blue Goodbye
  4. 04 Nightmare in Pink 1964 Amazon — buy Nightmare in Pink Bookshop — buy Nightmare in Pink ThriftBooks — buy Nightmare in Pink eBooks.com — buy Nightmare in Pink
  5. 05 The quick red fox 1964 Amazon — buy The quick red fox Bookshop — buy The quick red fox ThriftBooks — buy The quick red fox eBooks.com — buy The quick red fox
  6. 06 Shades of Travis McGee 1964 Amazon — buy Shades of Travis McGee ThriftBooks — buy Shades of Travis McGee eBooks.com — buy Shades of Travis McGee
  7. 07 Bright Orange for the Shroud 1965 Amazon — buy Bright Orange for the Shroud Bookshop — buy Bright Orange for the Shroud ThriftBooks — buy Bright Orange for the Shroud eBooks.com — buy Bright Orange for the Shroud
  8. 08 A Deadly Shade of Gold 1965 Amazon — buy A Deadly Shade of Gold Bookshop — buy A Deadly Shade of Gold ThriftBooks — buy A Deadly Shade of Gold eBooks.com — buy A Deadly Shade of Gold
  9. 09 Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) 1966 Amazon — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries)
  10. 10 One Fearful Yellow Eye 1966 Amazon — buy One Fearful Yellow Eye Bookshop — buy One Fearful Yellow Eye ThriftBooks — buy One Fearful Yellow Eye eBooks.com — buy One Fearful Yellow Eye
  11. 11 סיוט בורוד 1966 Amazon — buy סיוט בורוד ThriftBooks — buy סיוט בורוד eBooks.com — buy סיוט בורוד
  12. 12 Three for McGee 1967 Amazon — buy Three for McGee ThriftBooks — buy Three for McGee eBooks.com — buy Three for McGee
  13. 13 The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper 1968 Amazon — buy The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper Bookshop — buy The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper ThriftBooks — buy The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper eBooks.com — buy The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper
  14. 14 Pale Gray For Guilt 1968 Amazon — buy Pale Gray For Guilt Bookshop — buy Pale Gray For Guilt ThriftBooks — buy Pale Gray For Guilt eBooks.com — buy Pale Gray For Guilt
  15. 15 Dress Her in Indigo 1969 Amazon — buy Dress Her in Indigo Bookshop — buy Dress Her in Indigo ThriftBooks — buy Dress Her in Indigo eBooks.com — buy Dress Her in Indigo
  16. 16 The Long Lavender Look 1970 Amazon — buy The Long Lavender Look Bookshop — buy The Long Lavender Look ThriftBooks — buy The Long Lavender Look eBooks.com — buy The Long Lavender Look
  17. 17 A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries) 1971 Amazon — buy A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries) Bookshop — buy A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries)
  18. 18 The Scarlet Ruse 1972 Amazon — buy The Scarlet Ruse Bookshop — buy The Scarlet Ruse ThriftBooks — buy The Scarlet Ruse eBooks.com — buy The Scarlet Ruse
  19. 19 The turquoise lament 1973 Amazon — buy The turquoise lament Bookshop — buy The turquoise lament ThriftBooks — buy The turquoise lament eBooks.com — buy The turquoise lament
  20. 20 The Dreadful Lemon Sky 1974 Amazon — buy The Dreadful Lemon Sky Bookshop — buy The Dreadful Lemon Sky ThriftBooks — buy The Dreadful Lemon Sky eBooks.com — buy The Dreadful Lemon Sky
  21. 21 McGee 1975 Amazon — buy McGee Bookshop — buy McGee ThriftBooks — buy McGee eBooks.com — buy McGee
  22. 22 A purple place for dying / Home to Roost / The Terrorists 1976 Amazon — buy A purple place for dying / Home to Roost / The Terrorists ThriftBooks — buy A purple place for dying / Home to Roost / The Terrorists eBooks.com — buy A purple place for dying / Home to Roost / The Terrorists
  23. 23 John D. MacDonald and the colorful world of Travis McGee 1977 Amazon — buy John D. MacDonald and the colorful world of Travis McGee Bookshop — buy John D. MacDonald and the colorful world of Travis McGee ThriftBooks — buy John D. MacDonald and the colorful world of Travis McGee eBooks.com — buy John D. MacDonald and the colorful world of Travis McGee
  24. 24 The Empty Copper Sea 1978 Amazon — buy The Empty Copper Sea Bookshop — buy The Empty Copper Sea ThriftBooks — buy The Empty Copper Sea eBooks.com — buy The Empty Copper Sea
  25. 25 The Green Ripper 1979 Amazon — buy The Green Ripper Bookshop — buy The Green Ripper ThriftBooks — buy The Green Ripper eBooks.com — buy The Green Ripper
  26. 26 Free Fall In Crimson 1981 Amazon — buy Free Fall In Crimson Bookshop — buy Free Fall In Crimson ThriftBooks — buy Free Fall In Crimson eBooks.com — buy Free Fall In Crimson
  27. 27 Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) 1982 Amazon — buy Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) Bookshop — buy Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) ThriftBooks — buy Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) eBooks.com — buy Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel)
  28. 28 A Travis Mcgee Omnibus 1982 Amazon — buy A Travis Mcgee Omnibus Bookshop — buy A Travis Mcgee Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy A Travis Mcgee Omnibus eBooks.com — buy A Travis Mcgee Omnibus
  29. 29 Nefilah ḥofshit be-Argaman 1983 Amazon — buy Nefilah ḥofshit be-Argaman Bookshop — buy Nefilah ḥofshit be-Argaman ThriftBooks — buy Nefilah ḥofshit be-Argaman eBooks.com — buy Nefilah ḥofshit be-Argaman
  30. 30 John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels 1985 Amazon — buy John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels Bookshop — buy John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels ThriftBooks — buy John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels eBooks.com — buy John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels
  31. 31 Novels 1985 Amazon — buy Novels Bookshop — buy Novels ThriftBooks — buy Novels eBooks.com — buy Novels
  32. 32 The best of Travis McGee 1985 Amazon — buy The best of Travis McGee ThriftBooks — buy The best of Travis McGee eBooks.com — buy The best of Travis McGee
  33. 33 Novels (A Tan and Sandy Silence / The Dreadful Lemon Sky / The Empty Copper Sea / The Green Ripper / Free Fall in Crimson) 1985 Amazon — buy Novels (A Tan and Sandy Silence / The Dreadful Lemon Sky / The Empty Copper Sea / The Green Ripper / Free Fall in Crimson) Bookshop — buy Novels (A Tan and Sandy Silence / The Dreadful Lemon Sky / The Empty Copper Sea / The Green Ripper / Free Fall in Crimson) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (A Tan and Sandy Silence / The Dreadful Lemon Sky / The Empty Copper Sea / The Green Ripper / Free Fall in Crimson) eBooks.com — buy Novels (A Tan and Sandy Silence / The Dreadful Lemon Sky / The Empty Copper Sea / The Green Ripper / Free Fall in Crimson)
  34. 34 Best of Travis McGee 1985 Amazon — buy Best of Travis McGee Bookshop — buy Best of Travis McGee ThriftBooks — buy Best of Travis McGee eBooks.com — buy Best of Travis McGee
  35. 35 Gefangen im Silberregen. Ein Travis McGee- Kriminalroman 1986 Amazon — buy Gefangen im Silberregen. Ein Travis McGee- Kriminalroman Bookshop — buy Gefangen im Silberregen. Ein Travis McGee- Kriminalroman ThriftBooks — buy Gefangen im Silberregen. Ein Travis McGee- Kriminalroman eBooks.com — buy Gefangen im Silberregen. Ein Travis McGee- Kriminalroman
  36. 36 Special confidential report 1992 Amazon — buy Special confidential report ThriftBooks — buy Special confidential report eBooks.com — buy Special confidential report
  37. 37 Meditations on America 1994 Amazon — buy Meditations on America Bookshop — buy Meditations on America ThriftBooks — buy Meditations on America eBooks.com — buy Meditations on America
  38. 38 The red hot typewriter 2000 Amazon — buy The red hot typewriter Bookshop — buy The red hot typewriter ThriftBooks — buy The red hot typewriter eBooks.com — buy The red hot typewriter
  39. 39 Deep Blue Good-By 2002 Amazon — buy Deep Blue Good-By Bookshop — buy Deep Blue Good-By ThriftBooks — buy Deep Blue Good-By eBooks.com — buy Deep Blue Good-By
  40. 40 Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3 2013 Amazon — buy Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3 Bookshop — buy Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3 ThriftBooks — buy Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3 eBooks.com — buy Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Lonely Silver Rain 1600
2 A Purple Place for Dying 1964
3 The Deep Blue Goodbye 1964
4 Nightmare in Pink 1964
5 The quick red fox 1964
6 Shades of Travis McGee 1964
7 Bright Orange for the Shroud 1965
8 A Deadly Shade of Gold 1965
9 Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) 1966
10 One Fearful Yellow Eye 1966
11 סיוט בורוד 1966
12 Three for McGee 1967
13 The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper 1968
14 Pale Gray For Guilt 1968
15 Dress Her in Indigo 1969
16 The Long Lavender Look 1970
17 A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries) 1971
18 The Scarlet Ruse 1972
19 The turquoise lament 1973
20 The Dreadful Lemon Sky 1974
21 McGee 1975
22 A purple place for dying / Home to Roost / The Terrorists 1976
23 John D. MacDonald and the colorful world of Travis McGee 1977
24 The Empty Copper Sea 1978
25 The Green Ripper 1979
26 Free Fall In Crimson 1981
27 Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) 1982
28 A Travis Mcgee Omnibus 1982
29 Nefilah ḥofshit be-Argaman 1983
30 John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels 1985
31 Novels 1985
32 The best of Travis McGee 1985
33 Novels (A Tan and Sandy Silence / The Dreadful Lemon Sky / The Empty Copper Sea / The Green Ripper / Free Fall in Crimson) 1985
34 Best of Travis McGee 1985
35 Gefangen im Silberregen. Ein Travis McGee- Kriminalroman 1986
36 Special confidential report 1992
37 Meditations on America 1994
38 The red hot typewriter 2000
39 Deep Blue Good-By 2002
40 Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3 2013

John D Macdonald Travis Mcgee reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Lonely Silver Rain (1600). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach John D Macdonald Travis Mcgee — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many John D Macdonald Travis Mcgee books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1600–2013.

What is the newest John D Macdonald Travis Mcgee book?

Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3, published in 2013.