Synopsis
When Lovejoy, a zealous collector of antique firearms, learns that the legendary set of pistols the "Judas Pair" actually exist, he determines to own them at all costs
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About the Author
Jonathan Gash is the pen name ofJohn Grant, who also wrote under the name of Graham Gaunt. Born in 1933 in Bolton, Lancashire, Grant trained as a doctor and worked as both a GP and a pathologist. He also served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, where he rose to the rank of Major, and was head of bacteriology at the University of London's School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His first Lovejoy novel, The Judas Pair, won the Crime Writers' Association prestigious John Creasey award in 1977. Grant lives in Colchester, Essex.
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“One of the most likable rogues in mystery history” – Chicago Sun-Times --Chicago Sun-Times
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First American edition. First American edition of the first in this series of inventive mysteries featuring East Anglian antiques dealer, divvy and scamp Lovejoy. Very good in very good dust jacket with light waer at the tips ands spine ends. In this opening offering, Lovejoy's scout Tinker Dill has located a promising customer who said he wanetr to start a collection of rare duelling pistols and wants a particularly rare pair. They are known in the antiques world as the "Judas pair", the last of thirteen sets made by a flintlock maker, and they had never actually been seen. Lovejoy's search for them involves a murder and his two favorite things---antiques and beautiful women. Gash's creation was the basis for the wonedrful British/ PBS televison series starring Ian McShane in the title role; "The Judas Pair" was also the first episode in that series. Seller Inventory # WE25681
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