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A review by tfitoby
The Judas Pair by Jonathan Gash
3.0
Lovejoy, he'll forever live in my mind as the mulleted Ian McShane, the soft lovable rogue prior to finding stardom in The Americas as a total hardass. Bizarrely his later incarnation is more suited to the woman beating mysogynist of the novels than the cozy BBC version of yore.
He's an antique dealer employed to investigate the existence of some legendary guns. Along the way people die amid wisecracks and witty sermons on the antique business. It seemed like something I might enjoy and for a while I did but then I found myself becoming disinterested as the plot gave all appearance of the author feeling the same way.
I highly enjoyed the fact that the protagonist is an arsehole and I found myself liking being educated about the antiques to the point that I bumped up reviving my Art Deco desk on my to do list. But the second half of the novel is less fun and as such I have deemed the series as not one I will waste my time on despite the exciting cinematic quality of the final showdown in The Judas Pair.
He's an antique dealer employed to investigate the existence of some legendary guns. Along the way people die amid wisecracks and witty sermons on the antique business. It seemed like something I might enjoy and for a while I did but then I found myself becoming disinterested as the plot gave all appearance of the author feeling the same way.
I highly enjoyed the fact that the protagonist is an arsehole and I found myself liking being educated about the antiques to the point that I bumped up reviving my Art Deco desk on my to do list. But the second half of the novel is less fun and as such I have deemed the series as not one I will waste my time on despite the exciting cinematic quality of the final showdown in The Judas Pair.