Reading order · Mystery & thriller
Travis McGee Reading Order
Travis McGee by John D. MacDonald has 21 main books (1964–1985). Start with The Deep Blue Good-by (1964) and read the numbered books in order.
Travis McGee books in order
Your reading speed
- 2 h 9 min
- 3 h 36 min
- 3 h 54 min
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- 3 h 43 min
- 5 h 29 min
- 3 h 34 min
- 3 h 31 min
- 4 h 29 min
- 4 h 50 min
- 5 h 13 min
- 4 h 27 min
- 4 h 37 min
- 4 h 29 min
- 5 h 34 min
- 4 h 30 min
- 4 h 46 min
- 4 h 29 min
- 4 h 1 min
- 4 h 40 min
- 4 h 49 min
- 4 h 28 min
Main books together: 5,215 pages, about 91 h 18 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Travis McGee: common questions
- How many books are in the Travis McGee series?
- There are 21 main books in Travis McGee. The most recent main book listed here is The Lonely Silver Rain (1985).
- What order should I read Travis McGee in?
- Read Travis McGee in its numbered order: The Deep Blue Good-by, Nightmare in Pink, A Purple Place for Dying, The Quick Red Fox, and so on.
- What is the first Travis McGee book?
- The first book is The Deep Blue Good-by by John D. MacDonald, published in 1964.
- How long does it take to read the whole Travis McGee series?
- The 21 main books add up to about 5,215 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 91½ hours of reading, or about 183 days at 30 minutes a day.