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The Sleepers of Erin (Lovejoy #7)
Lovejoy, the connoisseur of antiques and all-around scamp, embarks on a madcap search for a priceless Celtic antique.
Half a jump behind him are a couple of mayhem-minded antiques dealers, a woman of extraordinary beautiy with brains to match, and a motley crew of "interested parties," including the police. Assault, false arrest, kidnapping, blackmail, and murder all add to...more
Half a jump behind him are a couple of mayhem-minded antiques dealers, a woman of extraordinary beautiy with brains to match, and a motley crew of "interested parties," including the police. Assault, false arrest, kidnapping, blackmail, and murder all add to...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
July 3rd 1984
by Penguin Books
(first published 1983)
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There is Lovejoy minding his own business enjoying post coital bliss late at night in a church when some "collegues in the trade" attempt to rob the church of its valuables. When Lovejoy attempts to stop the robbery he ends up in hospital and being a suspect of the robbery, since the real robbers were friendly enough to leave one damning piece of evidence behind in his cottage (of course the cheapest piece of the stolen goods). Whne Lovejoy gets released from hospital he gets an alibi from an un...more
Per the cover blurb it's "a Lovejoy Novel of Suspense". Lovejoy is an antique dealer who gets himself mixed up in some kinda shenanigans. He's not the sharpest bulb in the shed, but he figures it out. Except he doesn't. Then he does. Maybe. Very funny at times, I'd like to read more of these Lovejoy novels of suspense.
Jonathan Gash's literary Lovejoy is a good deal more corrupt and criminal than the TV version starring Ian MacShane, but both have their charms. This is a good entry in the series.
About average for a Lovejoy. I enjoyed it.
This was the first Lovejoy mystery I have read. I was put off by the character of Lovejoy - I don't like the way he treats women, and he is unreasonably violent. However, the story itself was good and kept me interested, and it had some good twists, which I always like. The information about antiques, real and faked, was interesting, too.
I enjoy both the Lovejoy TV series and the books, though they have a surprisingly different feel to them. The books are quite a bit... grittier. TV Lovejoy is the proverbial scamp with a heart of gold. The book Lovejoy is too in a way, but seems to be much seedier and harder to find the heart of gold underneath.
One of the best Lovejoy adventures I have picked up. Moves along better than some of Gash's others. Great race through Ireland with the usual despicably-idle-rich snobs using Lovejoy's talents to their own ends, and Lovejoy doing his best just to keep his neck above water (or mud, in this case).
Fairly good mystery set in the antique trade
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Jonathan Gash is the pen name for John Grant. He also wrote under the pen name Graham Gaunt.
JONATHAN GASH is the author of the bestselling Lovejoy mystery series. In addition to his well-known antiques expertise, Mr. Gash is also a trained medical doctor. He lives in Colchester, England.
Series:
* Lovejoy
* Dr Clare Burtonall
More about Jonathan Gash...
JONATHAN GASH is the author of the bestselling Lovejoy mystery series. In addition to his well-known antiques expertise, Mr. Gash is also a trained medical doctor. He lives in Colchester, England.
Series:
* Lovejoy
* Dr Clare Burtonall
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