A review by tex2flo
La dorada sombra de la muerte by John D. MacDonald

4.0

There are so many Travis McGee stories that it's hard to make a determination about which might be better, but this one is better and I'm not certain why. There are, of course, the women who want McGee and the men who want him (for entirely different reasons) and the noble cause to attend to. Finally, perhaps it's the introspection that looks deeper into Travis' psyche that makes the distinction.
Set mostly in Mexico, we are concerned about some gold statues in the hands of some unsavories.