A Deadly Shade of Gold
 First edition cover
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| Author | John D. MacDonald |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Travis McGee |
| Genre | Crime |
| Published | February 4, 1965 |
| Publisher | Fawcett Publications |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-449-22442-7 |
| OCLC | 35854700 |
| Preceded by | The Quick Red Fox |
| Followed by | Bright Orange for the Shroud |
A Deadly Shade of Gold (1965) is the fifth novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. The plot revolves around a solid gold Aztec statuette, and takes McGee from his home of Florida to Mexico and Los Angeles. The cover bills this novel as a "double-length adventure" and is about twice as many pages as the previous Travis McGee novels.