The Judas Pair is a crime novel by Jonathan Gash. It is the first book in the Lovejoy series. The story was first published in 1977 and won a John Creasey Award.[1]
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Jonathan Gash |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 210 pp. |
| ISBN | 0-00-231383-9 |
| OCLC | 4466340 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.G2468 Ju 1977 PR6057.A728 |
The story was adapted by Ian La Frenais for the BBC television series Lovejoy starring Ian McShane. The episode "The Judas Pair" first aired on 7 February 1986 as episode 5 of season 1.
Plot summary
editAntiques dealer Lovejoy is commissioned to hunt down what he considers to be a mythical object, the Judas pair, the supposed thirteenth pair of duelling pistols, an 18th-century flintlock[2] made by the famous London gunmaker Durs Egg.[3] After two murders Lovejoy is certain that the pistols do exist, and are now in the hands of the murderer.
Lovejoy solves the mystery by drawing from his comprehensive knowledge of the antique world, poring on the backgrounds of materials so that past and present deceit and criminality are revealed.[4]
Publication history
edit- The Judas Pair, Jonathan Gash, Collins Crime Club, 1977, ISBN 0-00-231383-9, hardcover
- The Judas Pair, Jonathan Gash, Harper & Row, 1977, ISBN 0-06-011464-9, hardcover
- The Judas Pair, Jonathan Gash, Dell Publishing, 1981, ISBN 0-440-14354-3, paperback
- The Judas Pair, Jonathan Gash, W. F. Howes, 1999, ISBN 1-84197-004-2, audiobook cassette
- The Judas Pair, Jonathan Gash, W. F. Howes, 2000, ISBN 1-84197-091-3, audiobook CD
References
edit- ^ "Jonathan Gash | The Crime Vault". www.thecrimevault.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ THE JUDAS PAIR by Jonathan Gash | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Husband, Janet; Husband, Jonathan (2009). Sequels: An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series, 4th Edition. Chicago: American Library Association. p. 302. ISBN 9780838909676. OCLC 320131642.
- ^ Moore, Lewis D. (2006). Cracking the Hard-Boiled Detective: A Critical History from the 1920s to the Present. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 254. ISBN 9780786425815. OCLC 928973738.
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