Series · 40 books
Travis Mcgee Books in Order
The complete Travis Mcgee reading order — 40 books from 1600–2013.
- 01 The Lonely Silver Rain 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
- 02 A Purple Place for Dying 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
- 03 Nightmare in Pink Amazon — buy Nightmare in Pink Bookshop — buy Nightmare in Pink ThriftBooks — buy Nightmare in Pink eBooks.com — buy Nightmare in Pink
- 04 The quick red fox 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
- 05 Shades of Travis McGee Amazon — buy Shades of Travis McGee ThriftBooks — buy Shades of Travis McGee eBooks.com — buy Shades of Travis McGee
- 06 The Deep Blue Goodbye 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
- 07 The Deep Blue Good-by Amazon — buy The Deep Blue Good-by ThriftBooks — buy The Deep Blue Good-by eBooks.com — buy The Deep Blue Good-by
- 08 Bright Orange for the Shroud 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
- 09 A Deadly Shade of Gold 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
- 10 Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) 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)
- 11 One Fearful Yellow Eye 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
- 12 Three for McGee Amazon — buy Three for McGee ThriftBooks — buy Three for McGee eBooks.com — buy Three for McGee
- 13 The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper 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 Pale Gray For Guilt 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 Dress Her in Indigo 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 The Long Lavender Look 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 A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries) 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 The Scarlet Ruse Amazon — buy The Scarlet Ruse Bookshop — buy The Scarlet Ruse ThriftBooks — buy The Scarlet Ruse eBooks.com — buy The Scarlet Ruse
- 19 The turquoise lament Amazon — buy The turquoise lament Bookshop — buy The turquoise lament ThriftBooks — buy The turquoise lament eBooks.com — buy The turquoise lament
- 20 The Dreadful Lemon Sky 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 McGee Amazon — buy McGee Bookshop — buy McGee ThriftBooks — buy McGee eBooks.com — buy McGee
- 22 A purple place for dying / Home to Roost / The Terrorists 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 John D. MacDonald and the colorful world of Travis McGee 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 The Empty Copper Sea 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 The Green Ripper Amazon — buy The Green Ripper Bookshop — buy The Green Ripper ThriftBooks — buy The Green Ripper eBooks.com — buy The Green Ripper
- 26 Free Fall In Crimson 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 Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) 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 A Travis Mcgee Omnibus 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 The Official Travis McGee Quiz Book Amazon — buy The Official Travis McGee Quiz Book Bookshop — buy The Official Travis McGee Quiz Book ThriftBooks — buy The Official Travis McGee Quiz Book eBooks.com — buy The Official Travis McGee Quiz Book
- 30 John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels 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 Novels Amazon — buy Novels Bookshop — buy Novels ThriftBooks — buy Novels eBooks.com — buy Novels
- 32 The best of Travis McGee Amazon — buy The best of Travis McGee ThriftBooks — buy The best of Travis McGee eBooks.com — buy The best of Travis McGee
- 33 Best of Travis McGee 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
- 34 Novels (A Tan and Sandy Silence / The Dreadful Lemon Sky / The Empty Copper Sea / The Green Ripper / Free Fall in Crimson) 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)
- 35 Gefangen im Silberregen. Ein Travis McGee- Kriminalroman 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 Special confidential report Amazon — buy Special confidential report ThriftBooks — buy Special confidential report eBooks.com — buy Special confidential report
- 37 Meditations on America Amazon — buy Meditations on America Bookshop — buy Meditations on America ThriftBooks — buy Meditations on America eBooks.com — buy Meditations on America
- 38 The World According to Travis McGee Amazon — buy The World According to Travis McGee Bookshop — buy The World According to Travis McGee ThriftBooks — buy The World According to Travis McGee eBooks.com — buy The World According to Travis McGee
- 39 Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3 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
- 40 Travis Mcgee : Books 4-6 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
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| Read | # | Title | Year | 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 | The Deep Blue Good-by | 1964 | ||
| 8 | Bright Orange for the Shroud | 1965 | ||
| 9 | A Deadly Shade of Gold | 1965 | ||
| 10 | Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) | 1966 | ||
| 11 | One Fearful Yellow Eye | 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 | The Official Travis McGee Quiz Book | 1984 | ||
| 30 | John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels | 1985 | ||
| 31 | Novels | 1985 | ||
| 32 | The best of Travis McGee | 1985 | ||
| 33 | Best of Travis McGee | 1985 | ||
| 34 | Novels (A Tan and Sandy Silence / The Dreadful Lemon Sky / The Empty Copper Sea / The Green Ripper / Free Fall in Crimson) | 1985 | ||
| 35 | Gefangen im Silberregen. Ein Travis McGee- Kriminalroman | 1986 | ||
| 36 | Special confidential report | 1992 | ||
| 37 | Meditations on America | 1994 | ||
| 38 | The World According to Travis McGee | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Travis Mcgee : Books 1-3 | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Travis Mcgee : Books 4-6 | 2013 |
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 Travis Mcgee — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Travis Mcgee books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1600–2013.
What is the newest Travis Mcgee book?
Travis Mcgee : Books 4-6, published in 2013.