| The Turquoise Lament | |
| Author: | John D. MacDonald |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Travis McGee |
| Genre: | Mystery |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Release Date: | Nov 1973 |
| Media Type: | |
| Pages: | 287 |
| Isbn: | 0-397-00987-9 |
| Preceded By: | The Scarlet Ruse |
| Followed By: | The Dreadful Lemon Sky |
The Turquoise Lament (1973) is the fifteenth novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. It focuses on McGee's involvement with an old acquaintance, Pidge, who believes her husband Howie Brindle is trying to kill her to acquire her considerable inheritance. It takes place primarily in Hawaii and other Pacific Rim islands, particularly American Samoa.