John D. MacDonald
John D. MacDonald (1916 - 1986) was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania and is best known for his fictional detective Travis McGee who, in MacDonald's books, lived on a house boat in the Bahia Mar marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Bahia Mar actually exists and slip F-18 (McGee's slip) is kept empty and features a bronze plaque that memorializes both MacDonald and McGee.
Travis McGee was not your typical detective. He was not licensed as a private investigator, but rather a free-lancer who would recover something of value for either a friend or a friend of a friend, and rather than a set fee, he would be paid 1/2 the value of the recovered object.
MacDonald was also the author of more than 50 stand-alone novels and was the inspiration for many of today's mystery/suspense novelists.
Travis McGee was not your typical detective. He was not licensed as a private investigator, but rather a free-lancer who would recover something of value for either a friend or a friend of a friend, and rather than a set fee, he would be paid 1/2 the value of the recovered object.
MacDonald was also the author of more than 50 stand-alone novels and was the inspiration for many of today's mystery/suspense novelists.
Travis McGee Series in Order of Publication:
1. The Deep Blue Good-Bye (1964)
2. Nightmare in Pink (1964)
3. A Purple Place for Dying (1964)
4. The Quick Red Fox (1964)
5. A Deadly Shade of Gold (1965)
6. Bright Orange for the Shroud (1965)
7. Darker than Amber (1966)
8. One Fearful Yellow Eye (1966)
9. Pale Gray for Guilt (1968)
10. The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper (1968)
11. Dress Her in Indigo (1969)
12. The Long Lavender Look (1970)
13. A Tan and Sandy Silence (1971)
14. The Scarlet Ruse (1972)
15. The Turquoise Lament (1973)
16. The Dreadful Lemon Sky (1974)
17. The Empty Copper Sea (1978)
18. The Green Ripper (1979)
19. Free Fall in Crimson (1981)
20. Cinnamon Skin (1982)
21. The Lonely Silver Rain (1984)
Standalone Novels in order of Publication:
1. The Brass Cupcake (1950)
2. Judge Me Not (1951)
3. Weep for Me (1951)
4. Wine of the Dreamers (1951)
5. Murder for the Bride (1951)
6. The Damned (1952)
7. Ballroom of the Skies (1952)
8. Planet of the Dreamers (1953)
9. Cancel All Our Vows (1953)
10. Neon Jungle (1953)
11. Dead Low Tide (1953)
12. Area of Suspicion (1954)
13. All These Condemned (1954)
14. Contrary Pleasure (1954)
15. A Bullet for Cinderella (1955)
16. On the Make (1955)
17. Cry Hard, Cry Fast (1955)
18. Border Town Girl / Five Star Fugitive / Linda (1956)
19. Murder in the Wind / Hurricane (1956)
20. April Evil (1956)
21. A Man of Affairs (1957)
22. Death Trap (1957)
23. The Empty Trap (1957)
24. The Deceivers (1958)
25. Clemmie (1958)
26. Soft Touch (1958)
27. Cape Fear / The Executioners (1958)
28. The Beach Girls (1959)
29. You Live Once / Kill Me (1959)
30. The Crossroads (1959)
31. Please Write for Details (1959)
32. The End of the Night (1960)
33. The Only Girl in the Game (1960)
34. Slam the Big Door (1960)
35. Where is Janice Gantry? (1961)
36.One Monday We Killed Them All (1961)
37. A Key to the Suite (1962)
38. On the Run (1962)
39. A Flash of Green (1962)
40 The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (1962)
41. I Could Go On Singing (1963)
42. The Drowner (1963)
43. Deadly Welcome (1965)
44. The Last One Left (1967)
45. No Deadly Drug (1968)
46. The Price of Murder (1972)
47. Condominium (1977)
48. Two (1983)
49. One More Sunday (1984)
50. Barrier Island (1986)
51. Hurricane (2014)
52. Murder Run-Around (2015)
53. In a Small Motel (2017)
54. What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble (2019)
1. The Deep Blue Good-Bye (1964)
2. Nightmare in Pink (1964)
3. A Purple Place for Dying (1964)
4. The Quick Red Fox (1964)
5. A Deadly Shade of Gold (1965)
6. Bright Orange for the Shroud (1965)
7. Darker than Amber (1966)
8. One Fearful Yellow Eye (1966)
9. Pale Gray for Guilt (1968)
10. The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper (1968)
11. Dress Her in Indigo (1969)
12. The Long Lavender Look (1970)
13. A Tan and Sandy Silence (1971)
14. The Scarlet Ruse (1972)
15. The Turquoise Lament (1973)
16. The Dreadful Lemon Sky (1974)
17. The Empty Copper Sea (1978)
18. The Green Ripper (1979)
19. Free Fall in Crimson (1981)
20. Cinnamon Skin (1982)
21. The Lonely Silver Rain (1984)
Standalone Novels in order of Publication:
1. The Brass Cupcake (1950)
2. Judge Me Not (1951)
3. Weep for Me (1951)
4. Wine of the Dreamers (1951)
5. Murder for the Bride (1951)
6. The Damned (1952)
7. Ballroom of the Skies (1952)
8. Planet of the Dreamers (1953)
9. Cancel All Our Vows (1953)
10. Neon Jungle (1953)
11. Dead Low Tide (1953)
12. Area of Suspicion (1954)
13. All These Condemned (1954)
14. Contrary Pleasure (1954)
15. A Bullet for Cinderella (1955)
16. On the Make (1955)
17. Cry Hard, Cry Fast (1955)
18. Border Town Girl / Five Star Fugitive / Linda (1956)
19. Murder in the Wind / Hurricane (1956)
20. April Evil (1956)
21. A Man of Affairs (1957)
22. Death Trap (1957)
23. The Empty Trap (1957)
24. The Deceivers (1958)
25. Clemmie (1958)
26. Soft Touch (1958)
27. Cape Fear / The Executioners (1958)
28. The Beach Girls (1959)
29. You Live Once / Kill Me (1959)
30. The Crossroads (1959)
31. Please Write for Details (1959)
32. The End of the Night (1960)
33. The Only Girl in the Game (1960)
34. Slam the Big Door (1960)
35. Where is Janice Gantry? (1961)
36.One Monday We Killed Them All (1961)
37. A Key to the Suite (1962)
38. On the Run (1962)
39. A Flash of Green (1962)
40 The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (1962)
41. I Could Go On Singing (1963)
42. The Drowner (1963)
43. Deadly Welcome (1965)
44. The Last One Left (1967)
45. No Deadly Drug (1968)
46. The Price of Murder (1972)
47. Condominium (1977)
48. Two (1983)
49. One More Sunday (1984)
50. Barrier Island (1986)
51. Hurricane (2014)
52. Murder Run-Around (2015)
53. In a Small Motel (2017)
54. What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble (2019)