Author · 40 books
John D Macdonald Books in Order
All 40 books by John D Macdonald, listed in order of publication from 1919–2001.
- 01 Telephoning to Santa Claus Amazon — buy Telephoning to Santa Claus ThriftBooks — buy Telephoning to Santa Claus eBooks.com — buy Telephoning to Santa Claus
- 02 The Dreadful Lemon Sky Amazon — buy The Dreadful Lemon Sky Bookshop — buy The Dreadful Lemon Sky ThriftBooks — buy The Dreadful Lemon Sky eBooks.com — buy The Dreadful Lemon Sky
- 03 Wine of the dreamers Amazon — buy Wine of the dreamers Bookshop — buy Wine of the dreamers ThriftBooks — buy Wine of the dreamers eBooks.com — buy Wine of the dreamers
- 04 Contrary pleasure Amazon — buy Contrary pleasure Bookshop — buy Contrary pleasure ThriftBooks — buy Contrary pleasure eBooks.com — buy Contrary pleasure
- 05 A man of affairs Amazon — buy A man of affairs Bookshop — buy A man of affairs ThriftBooks — buy A man of affairs eBooks.com — buy A man of affairs
- 06 The Brass Cupcake (Gold Medal Mystery, #792) Amazon — buy The Brass Cupcake (Gold Medal Mystery, #792) Bookshop — buy The Brass Cupcake (Gold Medal Mystery, #792) ThriftBooks — buy The Brass Cupcake (Gold Medal Mystery, #792) eBooks.com — buy The Brass Cupcake (Gold Medal Mystery, #792)
- 07 Slam the big door Amazon — buy Slam the big door Bookshop — buy Slam the big door ThriftBooks — buy Slam the big door eBooks.com — buy Slam the big door
- 08 The end of the night Amazon — buy The end of the night Bookshop — buy The end of the night ThriftBooks — buy The end of the night eBooks.com — buy The end of the night
- 09 A flash of green Amazon — buy A flash of green Bookshop — buy A flash of green ThriftBooks — buy A flash of green eBooks.com — buy A flash of green
- 10 The drowner Amazon — buy The drowner Bookshop — buy The drowner ThriftBooks — buy The drowner eBooks.com — buy The drowner
- 11 I could go on singing Amazon — buy I could go on singing ThriftBooks — buy I could go on singing eBooks.com — buy I could go on singing
- 12 The quick red fox Amazon — buy The quick red fox Bookshop — buy The quick red fox ThriftBooks — buy The quick red fox eBooks.com — buy The quick red fox
- 13 Bright Orange for the Shroud Amazon — buy Bright Orange for the Shroud Bookshop — buy Bright Orange for the Shroud ThriftBooks — buy Bright Orange for the Shroud eBooks.com — buy Bright Orange for the Shroud
- 14 The last one left Amazon — buy The last one left Bookshop — buy The last one left ThriftBooks — buy The last one left eBooks.com — buy The last one left
- 15 The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper Amazon — buy The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper Bookshop — buy The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper ThriftBooks — buy The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper eBooks.com — buy The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper
- 16 No Deadly Drug Amazon — buy No Deadly Drug Bookshop — buy No Deadly Drug ThriftBooks — buy No Deadly Drug eBooks.com — buy No Deadly Drug
- 17 One Fearful Yellow Eye Amazon — buy One Fearful Yellow Eye Bookshop — buy One Fearful Yellow Eye ThriftBooks — buy One Fearful Yellow Eye eBooks.com — buy One Fearful Yellow Eye
- 18 Seven Amazon — buy Seven Bookshop — buy Seven ThriftBooks — buy Seven eBooks.com — buy Seven
- 19 The turquoise lament Amazon — buy The turquoise lament Bookshop — buy The turquoise lament ThriftBooks — buy The turquoise lament eBooks.com — buy The turquoise lament
- 20 The scarlet ruse and two other great mysteries Amazon — buy The scarlet ruse and two other great mysteries ThriftBooks — buy The scarlet ruse and two other great mysteries eBooks.com — buy The scarlet ruse and two other great mysteries
- 21 McGee Amazon — buy McGee Bookshop — buy McGee ThriftBooks — buy McGee eBooks.com — buy McGee
- 22 The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything Amazon — buy The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything Bookshop — buy The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything ThriftBooks — buy The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything eBooks.com — buy The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything
- 23 Condominium Amazon — buy Condominium Bookshop — buy Condominium ThriftBooks — buy Condominium eBooks.com — buy Condominium
- 24 Murder for the bride Amazon — buy Murder for the bride Bookshop — buy Murder for the bride ThriftBooks — buy Murder for the bride eBooks.com — buy Murder for the bride
- 25 The Empty Copper Sea Amazon — buy The Empty Copper Sea Bookshop — buy The Empty Copper Sea ThriftBooks — buy The Empty Copper Sea eBooks.com — buy The Empty Copper Sea
- 26 Time and tomorrow Amazon — buy Time and tomorrow ThriftBooks — buy Time and tomorrow eBooks.com — buy Time and tomorrow
- 27 Free Fall In Crimson Amazon — buy Free Fall In Crimson Bookshop — buy Free Fall In Crimson ThriftBooks — buy Free Fall In Crimson eBooks.com — buy Free Fall In Crimson
- 28 A Travis Mcgee Omnibus Amazon — buy A Travis Mcgee Omnibus Bookshop — buy A Travis Mcgee Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy A Travis Mcgee Omnibus eBooks.com — buy A Travis Mcgee Omnibus
- 29 Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) Amazon — buy Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) Bookshop — buy Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) ThriftBooks — buy Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) eBooks.com — buy Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel)
- 30 Het Diepblauw Vaarwel Amazon — buy Het Diepblauw Vaarwel ThriftBooks — buy Het Diepblauw Vaarwel eBooks.com — buy Het Diepblauw Vaarwel
- 31 More good old stuff Amazon — buy More good old stuff Bookshop — buy More good old stuff ThriftBooks — buy More good old stuff eBooks.com — buy More good old stuff
- 32 One More Sunday Amazon — buy One More Sunday Bookshop — buy One More Sunday ThriftBooks — buy One More Sunday eBooks.com — buy One More Sunday
- 33 John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels Amazon — buy John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels Bookshop — buy John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels ThriftBooks — buy John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels eBooks.com — buy John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels
- 34 Novels Amazon — buy Novels Bookshop — buy Novels ThriftBooks — buy Novels eBooks.com — buy Novels
- 35 The Green Ripper Amazon — buy The Green Ripper Bookshop — buy The Green Ripper ThriftBooks — buy The Green Ripper eBooks.com — buy The Green Ripper
- 36 Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) Amazon — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries)
- 37 Cape Fear (Bloomsbury Film Classics) Amazon — buy Cape Fear (Bloomsbury Film Classics) Bookshop — buy Cape Fear (Bloomsbury Film Classics) ThriftBooks — buy Cape Fear (Bloomsbury Film Classics) eBooks.com — buy Cape Fear (Bloomsbury Film Classics)
- 38 Nightmare in Pink Amazon — buy Nightmare in Pink Bookshop — buy Nightmare in Pink ThriftBooks — buy Nightmare in Pink eBooks.com — buy Nightmare in Pink
- 39 The Empty Trap Amazon — buy The Empty Trap Bookshop — buy The Empty Trap ThriftBooks — buy The Empty Trap eBooks.com — buy The Empty Trap
- 40 Rotbuch Taschenbücher, Leidenschaft in Rot Amazon — buy Rotbuch Taschenbücher, Leidenschaft in Rot ThriftBooks — buy Rotbuch Taschenbücher, Leidenschaft in Rot eBooks.com — buy Rotbuch Taschenbücher, Leidenschaft in Rot
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telephoning to Santa Claus | 1919 | ||
| 2 | The Dreadful Lemon Sky | 1920 | ||
| 3 | Wine of the dreamers | 1951 | ||
| 4 | Contrary pleasure | 1954 | ||
| 5 | A man of affairs | 1957 | ||
| 6 | The Brass Cupcake (Gold Medal Mystery, #792) | 1958 | ||
| 7 | Slam the big door | 1960 | ||
| 8 | The end of the night | 1960 | ||
| 9 | A flash of green | 1962 | ||
| 10 | The drowner | 1963 | ||
| 11 | I could go on singing | 1964 | ||
| 12 | The quick red fox | 1964 | ||
| 13 | Bright Orange for the Shroud | 1965 | ||
| 14 | The last one left | 1967 | ||
| 15 | The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper | 1968 | ||
| 16 | No Deadly Drug | 1968 | ||
| 17 | One Fearful Yellow Eye | 1971 | ||
| 18 | Seven | 1971 | ||
| 19 | The turquoise lament | 1973 | ||
| 20 | The scarlet ruse and two other great mysteries | 1973 | ||
| 21 | McGee | 1975 | ||
| 22 | The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything | 1976 | ||
| 23 | Condominium | 1977 | ||
| 24 | Murder for the bride | 1977 | ||
| 25 | The Empty Copper Sea | 1978 | ||
| 26 | Time and tomorrow | 1980 | ||
| 27 | Free Fall In Crimson | 1981 | ||
| 28 | A Travis Mcgee Omnibus | 1982 | ||
| 29 | Cinnamon Skin (A Travis McGee Novel) | 1983 | ||
| 30 | Het Diepblauw Vaarwel | 1983 | ||
| 31 | More good old stuff | 1984 | ||
| 32 | One More Sunday | 1985 | ||
| 33 | John D. MacDonald, five Travis McGee novels | 1985 | ||
| 34 | Novels | 1985 | ||
| 35 | The Green Ripper | 1994 | ||
| 36 | Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) | 1996 | ||
| 37 | Cape Fear (Bloomsbury Film Classics) | 1997 | ||
| 38 | Nightmare in Pink | 2000 | ||
| 39 | The Empty Trap | 2000 | ||
| 40 | Rotbuch Taschenbücher, Leidenschaft in Rot | 2001 |
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Where to start
Begin with Telephoning to Santa Claus (1919). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach John D Macdonald — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many John D Macdonald books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1919–2001.
What is the newest John D Macdonald book?
Rotbuch Taschenbücher, Leidenschaft in Rot, published in 2001.