A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Mac Travis Books in Order

The complete Mac Travis 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 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
  4. 04 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
  5. 05 Shades of Travis McGee 1964 Amazon — buy Shades of Travis McGee ThriftBooks — buy Shades of Travis McGee eBooks.com — buy Shades of Travis McGee
  6. 06 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
  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 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
  13. 13 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
  14. 14 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
  15. 15 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
  16. 16 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)
  17. 17 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
  18. 18 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
  19. 19 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
  20. 20 McGee 1975 Amazon — buy McGee Bookshop — buy McGee ThriftBooks — buy McGee eBooks.com — buy McGee
  21. 21 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
  22. 22 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
  23. 23 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
  24. 24 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
  25. 25 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)
  26. 26 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
  27. 27 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
  28. 28 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
  29. 29 Novels 1985 Amazon — buy Novels Bookshop — buy Novels ThriftBooks — buy Novels eBooks.com — buy Novels
  30. 30 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
  31. 31 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
  32. 32 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)
  33. 33 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
  34. 34 Star wars - Knights of the Old Republic - Commencement 2006 Amazon — buy Star wars - Knights of the Old Republic - Commencement Bookshop — buy Star wars - Knights of the Old Republic - Commencement ThriftBooks — buy Star wars - Knights of the Old Republic - Commencement eBooks.com — buy Star wars - Knights of the Old Republic - Commencement
  35. 35 Trash humpers 2010 Amazon — buy Trash humpers ThriftBooks — buy Trash humpers eBooks.com — buy Trash humpers
  36. 36 Big book of Mac 2011 Amazon — buy Big book of Mac Bookshop — buy Big book of Mac ThriftBooks — buy Big book of Mac eBooks.com — buy Big book of Mac
  37. 37 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
  38. 38 Travis Mcgee : Books 4-6 2013 Amazon — buy Travis Mcgee : Books 4-6 Bookshop — buy Travis Mcgee : Books 4-6 ThriftBooks — buy Travis Mcgee : Books 4-6 eBooks.com — buy Travis Mcgee : Books 4-6
  39. 39 Never Let Go 2013 Amazon — buy Never Let Go Bookshop — buy Never Let Go ThriftBooks — buy Never Let Go eBooks.com — buy Never Let Go
  40. 40 Deep Blue Good-By 2013 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

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Lonely Silver Rain 1600
2 A Purple Place for Dying 1964
3 Nightmare in Pink 1964
4 The quick red fox 1964
5 Shades of Travis McGee 1964
6 The Deep Blue Goodbye 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 The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper 1968
13 Pale Gray For Guilt 1968
14 Dress Her in Indigo 1969
15 The Long Lavender Look 1970
16 A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries) 1971
17 The Scarlet Ruse 1972
18 The turquoise lament 1973
19 The Dreadful Lemon Sky 1974
20 McGee 1975
21 A purple place for dying / Home to Roost / The Terrorists 1976
22 The Empty Copper Sea 1978
23 The Green Ripper 1979
24 Free Fall In Crimson 1981
25 Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) 1982
26 A Travis Mcgee Omnibus 1982
27 Nefilah ḥofshit be-Argaman 1983
28 John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels 1985
29 Novels 1985
30 The best of Travis McGee 1985
31 Best of Travis McGee 1985
32 Novels (A Tan and Sandy Silence / The Dreadful Lemon Sky / The Empty Copper Sea / The Green Ripper / Free Fall in Crimson) 1985
33 Gefangen im Silberregen. Ein Travis McGee- Kriminalroman 1986
34 Star wars - Knights of the Old Republic - Commencement 2006
35 Trash humpers 2010
36 Big book of Mac 2011
37 Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3 2013
38 Travis Mcgee : Books 4-6 2013
39 Never Let Go 2013
40 Deep Blue Good-By 2013

Mac Travis 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 Mac Travis — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Mac Travis books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1600–2013.

What is the newest Mac Travis book?

Deep Blue Good-By, published in 2013.