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Five Pieces of Jade

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The body of an elderly Chinese importer of rare jade lies on the carpet of a quietly expensive house in Pasadena, California. In a rough semicircle around his head rest four pieces of jade; protruding from the heart is a fifth-the Ya-Chang ritual knife. Who murdered the importer? Was it Yumeko, the beautiful half-black, half-Japanese girl who lived with him? Johnny Wu, a rich Chinese-American? Another customer? Or a political enemy from overseas? Black homicide detective Virgil Tibbs finds himself in the middle of a deadly situation involving hard drugs, Communist Chinese agents, and the exotic settings of the jade trade as he coolly tracks down the murderer. Praise for John Ball "A nice tight murder puzzle."-Times Literary Supplement "A taut, dramatic yarn."-Charlotte Observer

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781612329765
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 286
  • Udgivet:
  • 4. september 2013
  • Størrelse:
  • 127x203x16 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 313 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 6. december 2024
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The body of an elderly Chinese importer of rare jade lies on the carpet of a quietly expensive house in Pasadena, California. In a rough semicircle around his head rest four pieces of jade; protruding from the heart is a fifth-the Ya-Chang ritual knife.
Who murdered the importer? Was it Yumeko, the beautiful half-black, half-Japanese girl who lived with him? Johnny Wu, a rich Chinese-American? Another customer? Or a political enemy from overseas?
Black homicide detective Virgil Tibbs finds himself in the middle of a deadly situation involving hard drugs, Communist Chinese agents, and the exotic settings of the jade trade as he coolly tracks down the murderer.
Praise for John Ball
"A nice tight murder puzzle."-Times Literary Supplement

"A taut, dramatic yarn."-Charlotte Observer

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