Jonathan Gash
The Great California Game
Century 1991
UK First Edition Book
We interested in buying early Lovejoy UK firsts in fine condition
We are paying the VERY HIGHEST prices for choice items
If you have anything you may consider selling
books wanted
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Lovejoy falls in love with America, even if all Manhattan can offer is a barman's job at Fredo's dingy eatery. While working as a temporary waiter at the Aquilinas' luxurious home, Lovejoy notices that a lady's priceless jewels are lowly zircons. This, together with a misunderstanding about a valuable Sheraton piece, and his rescue of Mrs Aquilina from her kidnapping, gain Lovejoy favour. He joins the Aquilinas and their extraordinary assortment of friends on their cruise-yacht Gina - where Lovejoy becomes part of an illicit antiques scam, involving extortion, the protection racket, con tricks, and general mayhem. Lovejoy embarks on a desperate trip across America to raise money from antiques roguery. His only allies are an impoverished Manhattan hooker and the murderous Zole, a streetwise 8-year-old. But if Lovejoy's fantastic antiques scams are going so well, why don't the Aquilinas care when people try to gun Lovejoy down on a Louisiana waterfront... |