Jade Woman by Jonathan Gash - 1988

London - Collins, 1988 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardbound volume in red paper covered boardsin unclipped dustjacket. John Grant (born 1933 in Bolton) is an English crime writer, who writes under the pen name Jonathan Gash. He is the author of the Lovejoy series of novels. He wrote the novel The Incomer under the pen name Graham Gaunt. Even East Anglia becomes too hot for Lovejoy, dodgy antique dealer, when he is forced to flee gangsters, bailiffs, police, bankruptcy. . . He makes it to Hong Kong, but then things go horribly wrong and he is soon destitue. Wandering the alleys and markets of the colony, he glimpses one of the famous Jade Women, the trained beauties who figurehead the notorious triads, but by then survival is all he cares about. Condition: The binding is tight and firm. There is some mild wear to the extremities including a slight crease to the spine. The dustjacket is fully intact with some light rubbing to the top and tail of the spine. Internally the pages are clean and bright. Overall the volume is in near fine condition in a very gooddustjacket..