John D. MacDonald

John D. MacDonald

John D. MacDonald has written at least 80 books. Their most popular book is Deep Blue Good-by with 22 saves with an average rating of 3.4⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Adventure, Fiction, and Classics.

Author Bio

John Dann MacDonald was an American writer of novels and short stories, known for his thrillers. MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many of them set in his adopted home of Florida. One of the most successful American novelists of his time, MacDonald sold an estimated 70 million books in his career - Travis McGee series being widely read.***--Wikipedia***

Deep Blue Good-by

Deep Blue Good-by
ByJohn D. MacDonald

22 Readers 3.4

The Deep Blue Good-By

#1 of 13 in Travis McGee

The Deep Blue Good-By
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1964 • 11 Readers • 242 pages 3.7

Cape Fear

Cape Fear
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1957 • 9 Readers • 224 pages 3.4

A Purple Place for Dying

A Purple Place for Dying
ByJohn D. MacDonald

9 Readers 3.3

The Quick Red Fox

The Quick Red Fox
ByJohn D. MacDonald

2013 • 9 Readers 3.5

Nightmare in Pink

#2 of 13 in Travis McGee

Nightmare in Pink
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1964 • 9 Readers • 310 pages 3.8

Pale Gray for Guilt

#9 of 13 in Travis McGee

Pale Gray for Guilt
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1968 • 7 Readers • 320 pages 3.3

The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper

6 Readers 3.7

Soft Touch

Soft Touch
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1958 • 5 Readers • 160 pages 3.7

The Scarlet Ruse

#14 of 13 in Travis McGee

The Scarlet Ruse
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1972 • 5 Readers • 324 pages 4

A deadly shade of gold

A deadly shade of gold
ByJohn D. MacDonald

5 Readers 4

Bright Orange for the Shroud

Bright Orange for the Shroud
ByJohn D. MacDonald

5 Readers 3.7

Cinnamon Skin

#20 of 13 in Travis McGee

Cinnamon Skin
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1982 • 5 Readers • 290 pages 4

Dress Her in Indigo

Dress Her in Indigo
ByJohn D. MacDonald

5 Readers 3

The Turquoise Lament

The Turquoise Lament
ByJohn D. MacDonald

4 Readers 2

Darker than Amber

Darker than Amber
ByJohn D. MacDonald

4 Readers 3.5

One Fearful Yellow Eye

#8 of 13 in Travis McGee

One Fearful Yellow Eye
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1966 • 4 Readers • 309 pages 3.5

The empty copper sea

#17 of 13 in Travis McGee

The empty copper sea
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1978 • 4 Readers • 256 pages 4

Border Town Girl

Border Town Girl
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1956 • 3 Readers • 159 pages

A Deadly Shade of Gold

#5 of 13 in Travis McGee

A Deadly Shade of Gold
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1965 • 3 Readers 3

The Long Lavender Look

#12 of 13 in Travis McGee

The Long Lavender Look
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1970 • 3 Readers • 318 pages 4

Cry Hard, Cry Fast

Cry Hard, Cry Fast
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1955 • 3 Readers • 189 pages

Condominium

Condominium
ByJohn D. MacDonald

3 Readers 4

Free Fall in Crimson

Free Fall in Crimson
ByJohn D. MacDonald

3 Readers 4

The Lonely Silver Rain

The Lonely Silver Rain
ByJohn D. MacDonald

3 Readers

The Green Ripper

#18 of 13 in Travis McGee

The Green Ripper
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1979 • 2 Readers • 246 pages

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Ballroom of the Skies
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1952 • 2 Readers • 176 pages

Deadly Welcome

Deadly Welcome
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1958 • 2 Readers • 160 pages 3

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Barrier Island
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1986 • 2 Readers • 259 pages 4

The End of the Night

The End of the Night
ByJohn D. MacDonald

2013 • 2 Readers • 224 pages 3.5

All These Condemned

All These Condemned
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1954 • 2 Readers • 170 pages

Beyond the End of Time

Beyond the End of Time
ByFrederik Pohl(Editor / Contributor),C.M. Kornbluth(Contributor)

1952 • 2 Readers • 407 pages

The Neon Jungle

The Neon Jungle
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1953 • 2 Readers • 175 pages 3

The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories

The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories
ByOtto Penzler(Editor, Foreword),Keith Alan Deutsch(Introduction)

2010 • 2 Readers • 1,136 pages 4.5

The Drowner

The Drowner
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1963 • 2 Readers • 231 pages

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The Crossroads
ByJohn D. MacDonald

2 Readers

The Green Ripper (Travis McGee Mysteries)

2 Readers

The Executioners

The Executioners
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1957 • 2 Readers • 160 pages

Reader's Digest Great Detective Stories

Reader's Digest Great Detective Stories
ByMargery Allingham,Agatha Christie,+33 more

1998 • 1 Reader • 528 pages 4

Mysterious Obsession: Memoirs of a Compulsive Collector

Mysterious Obsession: Memoirs of a Compulsive Collector
ByOtto Penzler(Editor),Francoise-Eugene Vidocq(Contributor)

2019 • 1 Reader • 163 pages 4

The Robot and the Man

The Robot and the Man
ByJohn D. MacDonald(Contributor),Bernard Wolfe(Contributor)

1953 • 1 Reader • 438 pages

The Year's Best SF 10

#10 of 5 in The Year's Best S-F (Merril)

The Year's Best SF 10
ByJudith Merril(Editor),Roger Zelazny(Contributor)

1965 • 1 Reader • 383 pages 2

The Deep Blue Good-by

#1 of 13 in Travis McGee

The Deep Blue Good-by
ByJohn D. MacDonald

2013 • 1 Reader • 240 pages

April evil

April evil
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1 Reader

The Empty Copper Sea

#17 of 13 in Travis McGee

The Empty Copper Sea
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1978 • 1 Reader • 260 pages

A Bullet for Cinderella

A Bullet for Cinderella
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1 Reader

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Great Stories of the American West
ByMarcia Muller,John D. MacDonald

1994 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

The Beach Girls

The Beach Girls
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1959 • 1 Reader • 160 pages 3

You Live Once

You Live Once
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1959 • 1 Reader • 160 pages 4

Slam the Big Door

Slam the Big Door
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1960 • 1 Reader • 208 pages 3

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1962 • 1 Reader • 207 pages 4

Murder in the Wind

Murder in the Wind
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1956 • 1 Reader • 192 pages 4

The Last One Left

The Last One Left
ByJohn D. MacDonald

2014 • 1 Reader • 224 pages 3

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Omnibus of Science Fiction
ByAlan E. Nourse,Ralph Williams,+41 more

1952 • 1 Reader 5

Wine of the Dreamers

Wine of the Dreamers
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1951 • 1 Reader • 175 pages

More Good Old Stuff

More Good Old Stuff
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1984 • 1 Reader • 342 pages

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Area of Suspicion
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1954 • 1 Reader • 234 pages

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The Brass Cupcake
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1950 • 1 Reader

The Girl, the Gold Watch, & Everything

1962 • 1 Reader 3

A Treasury of American Horror Stories

A Treasury of American Horror Stories
ByMichael Shea,Robert Arthur,+44 more

1988 • 1 Reader

One More Sunday

One More Sunday
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1984 • 1 Reader • 437 pages

Tales of Dungeons and Dragons

Tales of Dungeons and Dragons
ByBram Stoker,Sax Rohmer,+24 more

1986 • 1 Reader • 406 pages 4

Contrary Pleasure

Contrary Pleasure
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1954 • 1 Reader • 260 pages

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#21 of 13 in Travis McGee

The Lonely Silver Rain
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1984 • 1 Reader

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In a Small Motel
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1 Reader 3

Škoricové dievča

Škoricové dievča
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1 Reader

Facile preda

Facile preda
ByJohn D. MacDonald,Nicola Manuppelli(Translator)

1958 • 1 Reader • 176 pages 5

A Deadly Shade of Gold: A Travis McGee Novel

#5 of 13 in Travis McGee

1965 • 1 Reader 3

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The Price of Murder
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1972 • 1 Reader

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The Deceivers
ByJohn D. MacDonald

2014 • 224 pages

One Monday We Killed Them All

2014 • 224 pages

Pale gray for guilt

Pale gray for guilt
ByJohn D. MacDonald

On the Run

On the Run
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1962 • 144 pages

Free Fall in Crimson

#19 of 13 in Travis McGee

Free Fall in Crimson
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1981

The lonely silver rain

The lonely silver rain
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1985 • 250 pages

A Man of Affairs

A Man of Affairs
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1957 • 176 pages

Free Fall in Crimson

Free Fall in Crimson
ByJohn D. MacDonald

Long lavender look

Long lavender look
ByJohn D. MacDonald

The turquoise lament

The turquoise lament
ByJohn D. MacDonald

More good old stuff

More good old stuff
ByJohn D. MacDonald