Order of John D. MacDonald Books
John D. MacDonald (1916-1986) was an American author who was best known for crime and suspense novels, including the popular Travis McGee novels. MacDonald is very highly regarded by his fellow authors, including Dean Koontz and Stephen King.
John D. MacDonald’s career as a novelist begun in 1950 with The Brass Cupcake in 1950. From there, he wrote several novels per year and quickly became a very prolific author. By the time of his passing, he had written nearly 100 books and short story collections. Below is a list of John D. MacDonald’s books in order of the books were originally released:
Publication Order of Travis McGee Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Good Old Stuff | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| End of the Tiger and Other Stories | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Seven | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Other Times, Other Worlds | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| More Good Old Stuff | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death Quotient and Other Stories | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Murder Run-Around | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| In a Small Motel | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Masters of Noir Books
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| Masters of Noir | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Hard-Boiled Detectives | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Worlds to Come: New Science Fiction Adventures | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tomorrow 1| Science Fiction by the Masters | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Late Great Future | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dark Crimes 2 | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Florida Stories | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Law and Order | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder Most Merry | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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John D. MacDonald Synopses: The 20th book of the Travis McGee series is Cinnamon Skin, where McGee’s friend Meyer’s boat explodes in the Florida Keys with his niece Norma on it. Is it a coincidence that Norma’s husband Evan wasn’t on the boat at the time of the explosion?
Lonely Silver Rain is the 21st and final book of John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series. Travis McGee has never seriously contemplated death until he finds himself in the middle of the international cocaine trade while searching for a friend’s yacht.
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