The Judas Pair

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]

The Judas Pair
First edition cover
AuthorJonathan Gash
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime novel
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1977
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages210 pp.
ISBN0-00-231383-9
OCLC4466340
823/.9/14
LC ClassPZ4.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

Antiques 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
  • 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
  1. "Jonathan Gash | The Crime Vault". www.thecrimevault.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  2. THE JUDAS PAIR by Jonathan Gash | Kirkus Reviews.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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