Five Pieces of Jade

Fiction & Literature, Action Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Thrillers
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Author: John Ball ISBN: 9781612329758
Publisher: Speaking Volumes Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Language: English
Author: John Ball
ISBN: 9781612329758
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint:
Language: English

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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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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