I read a bunch of lovejoy books back in 201220, and eventually gave up because i couldnt take the narrators narcissism and misogyny. O how, my dear parents, can i think of any thing, but redoubled love, joy, and. There is a scam of huge proportions being carried out in venice, lovejoy ends up in venice to sort out the people carrying out the fraud. Born in 1933 in bolton, lancashire, grant trained as a doctor and worked as both a gp and a pathologist. The judas pair every antique dealer is a bit of a detective, following clues to find the trophies that pay the rent, but when lovejoy takes on the job of tracking down a pair of duelling pistols so rare that hes not even sure actually exist, he needs all the instincts of a detective to pick his way through an unsolved crime. Read the ten word game by jonathan gash available from rakuten kobo. Lovejoy is a series of picaresque novels by john grant under the pen name jonathan gash about the adventures of lovejoy, a british antiques dealer and. He does however have a reputation in the antiques trade as a divvie possibly derived from diviner although several of the books question this, meaning one with an almost. Jonathan gash is the pen name ofjohn grant, who also wrote under the name of graham gaunt.
Follow jonathan gash and explore their bibliography from s jonathan gash author page. John grant is an english crime writer, who writes under the pen name jonathan gash. The ten word game ebook by jonathan gash rakuten kobo. One of the initial books released in this crime fiction series is titled as gold by gemini. Lovejoy was a series of novels written by john grant, under the pen name jonathan gash, which went on to be a uk tv comedycrimedrama. The lovejoy series written by jonathan gash is comprised of a total of 24 books, which were released between the years 1977 and 2008. If a reader doesnt care for that atmosphere they will hate this book. Read moonspender by jonathan gash available from rakuten kobo. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The judas pair, gold from gemini, the grail tree, spend game ebook. A less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue, lovejoy has a reputation in the antiques trade as a divvie, meaning one with an almost supernatural talent for recognising exceptional items as well as for distinguishing. Plus, original artwork from yuko shimizu, jon han, shout, tim obrien, and more. Jonathan gash from the heart of europe livejournal. Lovejoy is a series of picaresque novels by john grant under the pen name jonathan gash about the adventures of lovejoy, a british antiques dealer and faker based in east anglia.
But the wholesale theft of national treasures is not something he can. A series that is centered around the antique auction trade. Jonathan gash author jonathan gash is the pen name of john grant, who also wrote under the name of graham gaunt. In this installment of jonathon gash lovejoy series of books we find lovejoy in venice trying to find where all the venition antiques in east anglia have all gone.
Shop amongst our popular books, including 12, penguin mystery rag a bone and a hank of hair a lovejoy mystery, lovejoy and more from jonathan gash. Jonathan, our butler, is a very grave good sort of old. All the books of this series feature lovejoy is the main lead. A mystery in the longrunning series featuring the wellknown antiques divvy and general bad boy, lovejoy. Born in 1933 in bolton, lancashire, grant trained as a doctor. The adventures of lovejoy, a british antiques dealer based in east anglia whose scruples are not always the highest. Lovejoy books snapped up for updated tv adaptation the bookseller.