{"product_id":"five-pieces-of-jade-john-ball-9781612329765","title":"Five Pieces of Jade","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for John Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A nice tight murder puzzle.\"-Times Literary Supplement \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A taut, dramatic yarn.\"-Charlotte Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612329764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612329765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Volumes LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.64d","brand":"John Ball","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979375280383,"sku":"9781612329765","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b63a7573-68c7-4e11-b480-90e335d8a0d1.jpg?v=1683245199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/five-pieces-of-jade-john-ball-9781612329765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}