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A review by jdarnold
La dorada sombra de la muerte by John D. MacDonald
4.0
In this Travis McGee installment, a friend comes for help and then gets killed, so Trav and his ex-girlfriend try to track down who did the killing. It takes them to New York, California and then finally Mexico (again).
So this time the Mexico trip sounded a bit more like the "white man's burden", where Trav expressed sympathy for the natives in a far more condescending way than in, say, *[b:Dress Her in Indigo|434228|Dress Her in Indigo (Travis McGee #11)|John D. MacDonald|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1324214080l/434228._SY75_.jpg|3237345]*. And there was a bit more just explaining the plot than actually having action for the plot than normal. But I enjoyed the Norma character and I enjoyed his dark side. So, again, not one of his stronger efforts, but still a great comfort read. Plenty of excellent rants against "modern" society, all of which are eerily prescient. Not much has changed as far as society goes, to be honest.
So this time the Mexico trip sounded a bit more like the "white man's burden", where Trav expressed sympathy for the natives in a far more condescending way than in, say, *[b:Dress Her in Indigo|434228|Dress Her in Indigo (Travis McGee #11)|John D. MacDonald|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1324214080l/434228._SY75_.jpg|3237345]*. And there was a bit more just explaining the plot than actually having action for the plot than normal. But I enjoyed the Norma character and I enjoyed his dark side. So, again, not one of his stronger efforts, but still a great comfort read. Plenty of excellent rants against "modern" society, all of which are eerily prescient. Not much has changed as far as society goes, to be honest.