The Judas Pair
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 Cover of the 1st edition |
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| Author(s) | Jonathan Gash |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
| Publication date | 1977 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 210 pp. |
| ISBN | 0002313839 |
| OCLC Number | 4466340 |
| Dewey Decimal | 823/.9/14 |
| LC Classification | PZ4.G2468 Ju 1977 PR6057.A728 |
The Judas Pair is a crime novel by Jonathan Gash, author of the Lovejoy series of novels. The story was first published in 1977 and won a John Creasey Award.
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.
[edit] 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 made by the famous London gunmaker Durs Egg. After two murders Lovejoy is certain that the pistols do exist, and are now in the hands of the murderer.
[edit] Publication history
- The Judas Pair, Johnathan Gash, Collins Crime Club, 1977, ISBN 0002313839, hardcover.
- The Judas Pair, Johnathan Gash, Harper & Row, 1977, ISBN 0-06-011464-9, hardcover.
- The Judas Pair, Johnathan Gash, Dell Publishing, 1981, ISBN 0-440-14354-3, paperback.
- The Judas Pair, Johnathan Gash, W. F. Howes, 1999, ISBN 1-84197-004-2, audiobook cassette.
- The Judas Pair, Johnathan Gash, W. F. Howes, 2000, ISBN 1-84197-091-3, audiobook CD.
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