Books in order

John D. MacDonald books in order

John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series has 21 main books, starting with The Deep Blue Good-by (1964). Here they are in reading order, with page counts and reading times.

Travis McGee

21 books · 1964–1985 · 91 h 18 min
  1. #1The Deep Blue Good-by1964
  2. #2Nightmare in Pink1964
  3. #3A Purple Place for Dying1964
  4. #4The Quick Red Fox1964
  5. #5A Deadly Shade of Gold1965
  6. #6Bright Orange for the Shroud1965
  7. #7Darker Than Amber1966
  8. #8One Fearful Yellow Eye1966
  9. #9Pale Gray for Guilt1968
  10. #10The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper1968
  11. #11Dress Her in Indigo1969
  12. #12The Long Lavender Look1970
  13. #13A Tan and Sandy Silence1971
  14. #14The Scarlet Ruse1973
  15. #15The Turquoise Lament1973
  16. #16The Dreadful Lemon Sky1975
  17. #17The Empty Copper Sea1978
  18. #18The Green Ripper1979
  19. #19Free Fall in Crimson1981
  20. #20Cinnamon Skin1982
  21. #21The Lonely Silver Rain1985
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Reading John D. MacDonald

What order should I read John D. MacDonald's books in?
Read Travis McGee in its numbered order, starting with The Deep Blue Good-by.
Which John D. MacDonald book should I read first?
Most readers start with the first book of the earliest series: The Deep Blue Good-by (1964), book 1 of Travis McGee.