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Five Pieces of Jade (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781612329765)
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xThe 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
Author: John Ball
ISBN-10: 1612329764
ISBN-13: 9781612329765
Publisher: Speaking Volumes LLC
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2013
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.64d
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
Author: John Ball
ISBN-10: 1612329764
ISBN-13: 9781612329765
Publisher: Speaking Volumes LLC
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2013
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.64d
By John Ball
xThe son of a scientist, John Ball was born in Schenectady, New York, and grew up in Milwaukee. He attended Carroll College in Wisconsin. He subsequently worked as a science staff writer on Fortune, a music critic and feature writer for the Brooklyn Eagle, a daily columnist on the New York World-Telegram & Sun, a broadcaster for a Washington radio station, and a Director of Public Relations for the Institute of Aerospace Sciences. His In the Heat of the Night was awarded a Mystery Writers of America "Edgar" for the Best First Mystery Novel of the Year, and since had been followed by The Cool Cottontail, also featuring his African-American detective, Virgil Tibbs. Mr. Ball has also authored a number of notable young adult books.
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