A Deadly Shade of Gold
By John D. MacDonald & Lee Child
- Release Date: 1975-07-12
- Genre: Hard-Boiled Mysteries
Description
“John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”—Stephen King
With an Introduction by Lee Child
When Travis McGee picks up the phone and hears a voice from his past, he can’t help it: He has to meddle. Especially when he has the chance to reunite Sam Taggart, a reckless, restless man like himself, with the woman who’s still waiting for him. But what begins as a simple matchmaking scheme soon becomes a bloody chase that takes McGee to Mexico, a beautiful country from which he hopes to return alive.
Deception. Betrayal. Heartbreak. When Sam left his girlfriend, Nora, and vanished from Fort Lauderdale, no one was surprised. But when he shows up three years later lying in a pool of his own blood, people start to ask questions. And his old friend Travis McGee is left to find answers.
But all he has to go on are a gold Aztec idol and a very angry ex-girlfriend. Is that enough to find his friend’s killer? And when the truth is as terrifying as this, does he really want answers after all?
Praise for A Deadly Shade of Gold
“Travis McGee is the last of the great knights-errant: honorable, sensual, skillful, and tough. I can’t think of anyone who has replaced him. I can’t think of anyone who would dare.”—Donald Westlake
“John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field.”—Mary Higgins Clark
Reviews
Shades of gold and blemishes
5By DunaBlue36Muddy politics but great writing...Good book
5By MTerry001One of his best. Travis would be canceled in our world, it’s very interesting to read in a past era like his.A Deadly shade of Gold
2By boots saddleMacDonald must have been payed by the word for this one. Tedious, wordy, complex. Would have been twice as good with only half the words.JDM
5By reader44So good, take a lesson.....At bargain at this price
5By TJanvierEnough with the El Cheapo campaign. You're lucky to have MacDonald in a digital edition. If you want them for a little bit of nothing, there's a ton available used in paperback. Go away.Apple?
5By Lee01413I think I would focus my rage on Random House instead (or perhaps in addition to). BTW, the paperback version retails for the same price.Seriously?! $11.99?!!
5By OttotekThe Travis McGee novels are classics, and some of the best gritty PI novels ever written. However, these gems were written in the early 1960's, and as great as they are, Apple is WAY outta line charging full price as if these are new releases. Shame On You! Don't you guys already have enough income?!
