A Deadly Shade of Gold
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A Deadly Shade of Gold is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, blending mystery and suspense as the salvage consultant investigates a friend’s murder and a cache of ancient gold.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Deadly Shade of Gold canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Deadly Shade of Gold Context triple: [John D. MacDonald, notableWork, A Deadly Shade of Gold]
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A.
The Vein of Gold
The Vein of Gold is a creativity and self-discovery guidebook by Julia Cameron that expands on the ideas of The Artist’s Way through spiritual and practical exercises for artists and non-artists alike.
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B.
Crucible of Gold
Crucible of Gold is a historical fantasy novel in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, blending Napoleonic-era warfare with sentient dragons and alternate history adventure.
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C.
The Gold and the Blue
The Gold and the Blue is a two-volume memoir by former University of California president Clark Kerr, chronicling the history, politics, and transformation of the UC system in the mid-20th century.
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D.
The Colour of Darkness
The Colour of Darkness is a film featuring acclaimed New Zealand actress Kerry Fox in a prominent role.
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E.
The Scarlet Web
The Scarlet Web is a mid-20th-century British crime thriller film featuring actress Moira Lister in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Deadly Shade of Gold Target entity description: A Deadly Shade of Gold is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, blending mystery and suspense as the salvage consultant investigates a friend’s murder and a cache of ancient gold.
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A.
The Vein of Gold
The Vein of Gold is a creativity and self-discovery guidebook by Julia Cameron that expands on the ideas of The Artist’s Way through spiritual and practical exercises for artists and non-artists alike.
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B.
Crucible of Gold
Crucible of Gold is a historical fantasy novel in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, blending Napoleonic-era warfare with sentient dragons and alternate history adventure.
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C.
The Gold and the Blue
The Gold and the Blue is a two-volume memoir by former University of California president Clark Kerr, chronicling the history, politics, and transformation of the UC system in the mid-20th century.
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D.
The Colour of Darkness
The Colour of Darkness is a film featuring acclaimed New Zealand actress Kerry Fox in a prominent role.
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E.
The Scarlet Web
The Scarlet Web is a mid-20th-century British crime thriller film featuring actress Moira Lister in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | John D. MacDonald ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ greed ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfTravisMcGee | salvage consultant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresMurderInvestigation | true ⓘ |
| featuresTreasure | ancient gold ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
crime investigation
ⓘ
murder mystery ⓘ treasure hunt ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Travis McGee
ⓘ
linked to:
Travis McGee series
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| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Travis McGee series ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | salvage consultant ⓘ |
| protagonistSeriesName |
Travis McGee
ⓘ
linked to:
Travis McGee series
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| seriesCharacterCreatedBy | John D. MacDonald ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Deadly Shade of Gold Description of subject: A Deadly Shade of Gold is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, blending mystery and suspense as the salvage consultant investigates a friend’s murder and a cache of ancient gold.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.