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John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 – December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers. MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida.
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John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee Novels, Ranked. Peter Swanson revisits an iconic crime fiction series, in its entirety. May 6, 2022 By Peter Swanson. Back when I was a thirteen-year-old regular at my local used bookstore I discovered the novels of John D. MacDonald, those beat-up little paperbacks with lurid covers and great titles.
MacDonald isn’t simply popular; he’s also good. Connoisseurs of detective fiction generally consider it a toss-up in quality between the two best-selling MacDonalds – John D. and Ross (who spells his last name with a lower-case D, and is very definitely no relation).
For John D. MacDonald, these were not just useful fictional villains; they were villains of real life. When he passed away unexpectedly in 1986, millions of fans worldwide wondered what would become of Travis McGee.
He is a popular American author who has written over 70 books, mostly mystery, thriller, science fiction, and fantasy. Around the age of 12, MacDonald suffered from scarlet fever and mastoiditis. During this period, John has to remain in confinement, and he turned to books for escape.
John D. MacDonald was an American fiction writer whose mystery and science-fiction works were published in more than 70 books. He is best remembered for his series of 21 crime novels featuring private investigator Travis McGee.
John D. MacDonald was born in Sharon, Pa, and educated at the Universities of Pennsylvania, Syracuse and Harvard, where he took an MBA in 1939. During WW2, he rose to the rank of Colonel, and while serving in the Army and in the Far East, sent a short story to his wife for sale, successfully.
John D. MacDonald, the novelist whose best-selling mysteries sold millions of copies, died yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee of complications from heart surgery. He was 70...
John D. MacDonald has 547 books on Goodreads with 307441 ratings. John D. MacDonald’s most popular book is The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1).