| A Deadly Shade of Gold | |
| Author: | John D. MacDonald |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Travis McGee |
| Genre: | Crime |
| Published: | February 4, 1965[1] |
| 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.