The Recurring Cast
Character · McGee and Meyer · 21 books

Travis McGee

Travis McGee is a salvage consultant living on a houseboat in Fort Lauderdale, tough, romantic and reflective.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Deep Blue Good-by (1964)
Latest appearance
The Lonely Silver Rain (1985)
Books
21 (21 as lead)
Series
Travis McGee
Author
John D. MacDonald
Circle
McGee and Meyer

Where to meet Travis McGee

Travis McGee first appears in The Deep Blue Good-by (1964), as the lead, book 1 of the Travis McGee series.

Buy The Deep Blue Good-by

Every book with Travis McGee

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1964LThe Deep Blue Good-bylead · Travis McGeeBuy
  2. 1964LNightmare in Pinklead · Travis McGeeBuy
  3. 1964LA Purple Place for Dyinglead · Travis McGeeBuy
  4. 1964LThe Quick Red Foxlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  5. 1965LA Deadly Shade of Goldlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  6. 1965LBright Orange for the Shroudlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  7. 1966LDarker Than Amberlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  8. 1966LOne Fearful Yellow Eyelead · Travis McGeeBuy
  9. 1968LPale Gray for Guiltlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  10. 1968LThe Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapperlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  11. 1969LDress Her in Indigolead · Travis McGeeBuy
  12. 1970LThe Long Lavender Looklead · Travis McGeeBuy
  13. 1972LA Tan and Sandy Silencelead · Travis McGeeBuy
  14. 1973LThe Scarlet Ruselead · Travis McGeeBuy
  15. 1973LThe Turquoise Lamentlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  16. 1975LThe Dreadful Lemon Skylead · Travis McGeeBuy
  17. 1978LThe Empty Copper Sealead · Travis McGeeBuy
  18. 1979LThe Green Ripperlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  19. 1981LFree Fall in Crimsonlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  20. 1982LCinnamon Skinlead · Travis McGeeBuy
  21. 1985LThe Lonely Silver Rainlead · Travis McGeeBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
MeyerEconomist and McGee’s closest friend20
Gretel HowardWoman McGee meets in the Florida backwoods2