Author · updated 2026
John D. MacDonald Books in Order
Every John D. MacDonald book in publication order — 82 in total, spanning 1950–2019.
Publication Order of Travis McGee Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Deep Blue Good-By | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Quick Red Fox | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Nightmare in Pink | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  A Purple Place for Dying | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  A Deadly Shade of Gold | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Bright Orange for the Shroud | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  One Fearful Yellow Eye | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Darker Than Amber | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Pale Gray for Guilt | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Dress Her in Indigo | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  The Long Lavender Look | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  A Tan and Sandy Silence | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  The Scarlet Ruse | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Turquoise Lament | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Dreadful Lemon Sky | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Empty Copper Sea | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  The Green Ripper | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Free Fall in Crimson | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Cinnamon Skin | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  The Lonely Silver Rain | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Brass Cupcake | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Judge Me Not | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Weep For Me | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Wine of the Dreamers | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Murder for the Bride | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Damned | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Ballroom of the Skies | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Cancel All Our Vows | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Planet of the Dreamers | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Neon Jungle | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Dead Low Tide | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Area of Suspicion | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  All These Condemned | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Contrary Pleasure | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  A Bullet for Cinderella | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  On the Make | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Cry Hard, Cry Fast | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Border Town Girl | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Murder in the Wind | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  April Evil | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  A Man of Affairs | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  Death Trap | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  The Empty Trap | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  Clemmie | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  Soft Touch | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  Cape Fear | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Executioners | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  The Deceivers | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  The Beach Girls | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  You Live Once | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  The Crossroads | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 |  Please Write for Details | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 |  The End of the Night | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 |  The Only Girl in the Game | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 |  Slam the Big Door | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 |  Where is Janice Gantry? | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 |  One Monday We Killed Them All | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 |  On the Run | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 |  A Flash of Green | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 |  The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 |  A Key to the Suite | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Drowner | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | I Could Go on Singing | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 |  Deadly Welcome | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 |  The Last One Left | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 |  No Deadly Drug | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 |  The Price of Murder | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 |  Condominium | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 |  Two | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 |  One More Sunday | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 |  Barrier Island | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Hurricane | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Murder Run-Around | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | In a Small Motel | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Good Old Stuff | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  End of the Tiger and Other Stories | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Seven | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Other Times, Other Worlds | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  More Good Old Stuff | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Death Quotient and Other Stories | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 82, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Brass Cupcake | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Judge Me Not | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Weep For Me | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Wine of the Dreamers | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Murder for the Bride | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Damned | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Ballroom of the Skies | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Cancel All Our Vows | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Planet of the Dreamers | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Neon Jungle | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Dead Low Tide | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Area of Suspicion | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | All These Condemned | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Contrary Pleasure | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | A Bullet for Cinderella | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | On the Make | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Cry Hard, Cry Fast | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Border Town Girl | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Murder in the Wind | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | April Evil | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | A Man of Affairs | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Death Trap | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Empty Trap | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Clemmie | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Soft Touch | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Cape Fear | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Executioners | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The Deceivers | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Beach Girls | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | You Live Once | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Crossroads | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Please Write for Details | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The End of the Night | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Only Girl in the Game | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Slam the Big Door | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Where is Janice Gantry? | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | One Monday We Killed Them All | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Good Old Stuff | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | On the Run | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | A Flash of Green | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | A Key to the Suite | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Drowner | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | I Could Go on Singing | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Deep Blue Good-By | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Quick Red Fox | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Nightmare in Pink | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | A Purple Place for Dying | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | A Deadly Shade of Gold | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Bright Orange for the Shroud | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Deadly Welcome | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | One Fearful Yellow Eye | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Darker Than Amber | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | End of the Tiger and Other Stories | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Last One Left | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Pale Gray for Guilt | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | No Deadly Drug | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Dress Her in Indigo | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | The Long Lavender Look | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | A Tan and Sandy Silence | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Seven | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | The Scarlet Ruse | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | The Price of Murder | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | The Turquoise Lament | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | The Dreadful Lemon Sky | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Condominium | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | The Empty Copper Sea | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Other Times, Other Worlds | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | The Green Ripper | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Free Fall in Crimson | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Cinnamon Skin | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Two | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | The Lonely Silver Rain | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | One More Sunday | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | More Good Old Stuff | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Barrier Island | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Death Quotient and Other Stories | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | Hurricane | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | Murder Run-Around | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | In a Small Motel | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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