 First edition cover | |
| Author | John D. MacDonald |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Travis McGee |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Fawcett Publications |
Publication date | May 21, 1964[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 144 (Mass Market Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-449-22383-3 (Paperback) |
| OCLC | 32512809 |
| Followed by | Nightmare in Pink |
The Deep Blue Good-by is the first of 21 novels in the Travis McGee series by American author John D. MacDonald.[2]
Commissioned in 1964 by Fawcett Publications editor Knox Burger, the book establishes for the series an investigative protagonist in a residential Florida base. All titles in the 21-volume series include a color, a mnemonic device which was suggested by his publisher so that when harried travelers in airports looked to buy a book, they could at once see those MacDonald titles they had not yet read.
- ^ "Books Today". The New York Times: 32. May 21, 1964.
- ^ Books Today New York Times 21 May 1964: 32.