Travis McGee - Novels

Novels

  • The Deep Blue Good-by (1964)
  • Nightmare in Pink (1964)
  • A Purple Place for Dying (1964)
  • The Quick Red Fox (1964)
  • A Deadly Shade of Gold (1965)
  • Bright Orange for the Shroud (1965)
  • Darker than Amber (1966)
  • One Fearful Yellow Eye (1966)
  • Pale Gray for Guilt (1968)
  • The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper (1968)
  • Dress Her in Indigo (1969)
  • The Long Lavender Look (1970)
  • A Tan and Sandy Silence (1971)
  • The Scarlet Ruse (1972)
  • The Turquoise Lament (1973)
  • The Dreadful Lemon Sky (1974)
  • The Empty Copper Sea (1978)
  • The Green Ripper (1979)
  • Free Fall in Crimson (1981)
  • Cinnamon Skin (1982)
  • The Lonely Silver Rain (1984)

In addition, the 1966 MacDonald novel The Last One Left carries the author's inscription, "I dedicate this novel to TRAVIS McGEE, who lent invaluable support and encouragement." With much of the action occurring in the boat cruising world of southeastern Florida, it is similar to some of the McGee stories. The book also mentions the Muñequita, a small runabout that McGee later buys in Pale Gray for Guilt.

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