John Dann MacDonald Biography

John Dann MacDonald was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his thrillers. Even as a child, MacDonald wanted to become a writer but he believed that writing is an inherent skill and he was far beyond it. He tried his hand at several jobs but he became a writer only by accident when his first story was published in the magazine, ‘Story’ that triggered him to write. Eventually he became one of the greatest writers in the genre of ‘thrillers’. He had a large and respectable repertoire of 78 novels and 500 short stories. He was also an environmentalist who was worried about the destruction of the natural environment of his home state, Florida, which induced him to write ‘Travis McGee’. In his novel, ‘Condominium’, he wrote about the impact of hurricanes that upset the living condition of people in Florida. Apart from thrillers, he also dabbled in science fiction, short stories, non-fiction and romantic novels. His prolific writing skills won him a number of awards including ‘The Grandmaster Award’ and the ‘Ben Franklin Award’. Many of his novels like ‘The Executioners’ and ‘The Empty Copper Sea’ were also adapted for the silver screen. Even after two decades of his death, his works still rule the world of paperback with more than 75 million copies of his works available in print.