There are 21 books in the Travis McGee series. The newest book is The Lonely Silver Rain which came out in 1985.

1
The Deep Blue Good-By

Book cover of The Deep Blue Good-By
Travis McGee, beach bum and 'salvage expert' (he'll retrieve what you've lost for 50 per cent), lives on a houseboat in Fort Lauderdale.Instead of taking retirement at sixty, he takes it in chunks as he goes along. If he likes you he'll help you, and he likes Cathy Kerr, who…
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3
A Purple Place for Dying

A Purple Place for Dying
On vacation in the Southwest, Travis McGee reluctantly agrees to help Mona Yeoman retrieve her estate from a wayward husband only to become an eyewitness to her sudden death

4
The Quick Red Fox

The Quick Red Fox
Novel. In near fine condition, clean and unmarked. A very nice vintage collector's item. Number #d1945. Originally 50 cents. Edition unknown. Protected in a clear poly sleeve.

5
A Deadly Shade of Gold

A Deadly Shade of Gold
A missing collection of valuable figurines leads Mavis McGee to the killer of a dear friend

6
Bright Orange for the Shroud

Book cover of Bright Orange for the Shroud
From a beloved master of crime fiction, Bright Orange for the Shroud is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
 
Travis McGee is looking forward to a “slob summer,” spending his days as far away from danger as possible. But trouble…

7
Darker Than Amber

Darker Than Amber
From a beloved master of crime fiction, Darker Than Amber is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
 
A fishing trip is anything but relaxing when Travis McGee is involved. As McGee and his friend Meyer settle down to some midnight…

8
One Fearful Yellow Eye

One Fearful Yellow Eye
Travis McGee arrives in Chicago to investigate the theft of thousands of dollars during Glory Doyle's husband's last painful year, and comes across a particularly sadistic blackmailer

9
Pale Gray for Guilt

Pale Gray for Guilt
From a beloved master of crime fiction, Pale Gray for Guilt is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
 
Travis McGee’s old football buddy Tush Bannon is resisting pressure to sell off his floundering motel and marina to a group of…

10
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper

The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper
Travis McGee becomes entangled in a web of violence and intrigue when he agrees to fulfill a woman's dying wish

11
Dress Her in Indigo

Book cover of Dress Her in Indigo
From a beloved master of crime fiction, Dress Her in Indigo is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
 
Travis McGee could never deny his old friend anything. So before Meyer even says please, McGee agrees to accompany him to Mexico…

12
The Long Lavender Look

The Long Lavender Look
"McGee has become part of our national fabric."

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A lovely young girl steps in front of Travis McGee's headlights. McGee misses the girl but lands in ten feet of swamp water. As he's limping along the deserted road, someone in an old truck takes a few shots at…

13
A Tan and Sandy Silence

A Tan and Sandy Silence
Private Investigator Travis McGee outwaits and outwits a deranged killer as he searches for a missing wife on the remote Caribbean island of Granada where he tangles with a baby-faced businessman with a lust for murder

14
The Scarlet Ruse

The Scarlet Ruse
Travis McGee agrees to investigate a case involving a rare-stamps swindle and finds himself confronting death, deception, a tantalizing affair, and an ambush aboard a houseboat aground at No Name Island

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The Turquoise Lament

The Turquoise Lament
Believing either that her husband is out to kill her or that she is insane, Pidge Brindle contacts a friend of her late father for help

16
The Dreadful Lemon Sky

The Dreadful Lemon Sky
From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Dreadful Lemon Sky is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
 
Around four in the morning, Travis McGee is jarred awake by a breathless ghost from his past: an old flame who needs…

17
The Empty Copper Sea

The Empty Copper Sea
McGee is hired to find the truth behind a man's disappearance. Is the man accused of murder guilty or the victim of an elaborate hoax? 2 cassettes.

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The Green Ripper

The Green Ripper
The Green Ripper, 1979 First Edition Book by John D. MacDonald. The plot is centered on revenge against a secretive, terrorist cult that is responsible for killing McGee's lover Gretel. The title is a word play on the name of the Grim Reaper. McGee's friend, Meyer, an economist, features prominently…

19
Free Fall in Crimson

Free Fall in Crimson
Hired to find the person who killed an ailing tycoon with his bare hands, Travis McGee must contend with the tycoon's disinherited artist son and his aging actress wife

20
Cinammon Skin

Cinammon Skin
The 20th adventure of Travis McGee, which takes us on a harrowing search for a man who has brought tragedy into the life of McGee's long-time friend Meyer.

21
The Lonely Silver Rain

Book cover of The Lonely Silver Rain
From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Lonely Silver Rain is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.
 
Travis McGee has luck to thank for his reputation as a first-rate salvager of stolen boats. Now Billy Ingraham, a self-made tycoon,…