The Possessions of a Lady: A Lovejoy Mystery [Paperback]

Jonathan Gash (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997 | Series: Lovejoy Mystery

High-stakes antiques dealer Lovejoy is coming off an unsuccessful liaison with a rich fashion-plate when he finds himself choosing between helping a friend find a missing teenage girl, or exploring a mysterious invitation found in a borrowed tuxedo. Reprint. K. "

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From Publishers Weekly

Fans of the lovably crooked antique "divvy" Lovejoy will doubtless rejoice at a new caper, while those unused to the convoluted comings and goings of the wily East Anglian con man will despair at the hopeless muddle that Gash has the gall to pass off as a plot in this 19th series entry. Lovejoy makes fun during a fashion show, and his newest lover casts him aside. Meanwhile, his business is sinking. Each time the slick thief spots a genuine find, another crooked soul beats him to the purchase. Is another "divvy" invading his territory? Affairs worsen as the lowly Lovejoy domicile is cordoned off by the gendarmes. Lovejoy is forced to offer his unique services in a chain dating enterprise, and he's grudgingly made master of ceremonies at a combined fashion show/antique sale. The antiques aren't much, but the valuable older dresses modeled by the sad-eyed anorexics soon have things heating up, especially when a good pal is murdered and a Molotov cocktail explodes a little too close to Lovejoy for comfort. All this is recounted in the breathless prose Gash has long and effectively employed. Little of it makes too much surface sense, and the only time the author lets up is to linger on a convoluted piece of antique lore, usually concerned with the fobbing off of a masterly forgery onto the unsuspecting public, a ruse as often as not masterminded by the never-modest Lovejoy himself. Author tour.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Trying to save his beloved Lovejoy's Antiques, visited regularly by A&E viewers and readers of Gash's 18 previous best sellers, Lovejoy accepts a mysterious dinner invitation that appears in the pocket of his tux and heads for London-where murder is just around the corner.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140257926
• ISBN-13: 978-0140257922
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,406,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lovejoy revisits his past!, September 26, 2005

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S. Schwartz "romonko" (alberta canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Possessions of a Lady: A Lovejoy Mystery (Paperback)

In this book Lovejoy is escaping East Anglia. He's in hot water again. He's been recruited for an illegal activity, he's got women angry at him and his cottage has been repossed. So he takes the first opportunity that he can to get away, and goes back to the North of England where he grew up. He' trying to find Tinker's niece, but he's also trying to get into something that will make him some money. As usual he finds more trouble there, and he brings some of his old troubles with him, so before long, Lovejoy is in big trouble again, and people that he knows start dying. The book has fast-paced action and of course some wonderful characters. This series is a lot of fun.