Lovejoy (detective novel)

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Lovejoy is the protagonist in a series of crime novels by the British writer John Grant , which he published under the pseudonym Jonathan Gash . Lovejoy is an East Anglian antique dealer whose first name is not mentioned in the books.

The books

The following Lovejoy novels have been published in the UK:

  1. The Judas Pair (1977)
  2. Gold By Gemini (1978)
  3. The Grail Tree (1979)
  4. Spend Game (1980)
  5. The Vatican Rip (1981)
  6. Firefly Gadroon (1982)
  7. The Sleepers of Erin (1983)
  8. The Gondola Scam (1984)
  9. Pearlhanger (1985)
  10. The Tartan Ringers (1986)
  11. Moon dispenser (1986)
  12. Jade Woman (1988)
  13. The Very Last Gambado (1989)
  14. The Great California Game (1991)
  15. The Lies of Fair Ladies (1992)
  16. Paid And Loving Eyes (1992)
  17. The Sin Within Her Smile (1993)
  18. The Grace in Older Women (1995)
  19. The Possessions of a Lady (1995)
  20. The Rich And the Profane (1998)
  21. Rag, a Bone And a Hank of Hair (1999)
  22. Every Last Cent (2001)
  23. Ten Word Game (2003)

Of these, only three have so far been published in German translation: Lovejoys Duell ( The Judas Pair ), Lovejoys Gral ( The Grail Tree ) and Lovejoys Gold ( Gold from Gemini ).

The TV series

Based on the books, the British television broadcaster BBC produced the television series Lovejoy , which was broadcast from 1986 to 1994. After being dismissed in 1986 as a one year wonder , it was returned to the program as a regular broadcast in 1991.

In the TV version, the author's request to keep the first name of "Lovejoy" a secret was granted. However, a guest in the series claimed that the first name was "Malcolm", which Lovejoy himself neither denied nor confirmed.

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