{"product_id":"five-pieces-of-jade-paperback","title":"Five Pieces of Jade - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe body of an elderly Chinese importer of rare jade lies on the carpet of a quietly expensive house in Pasadena, California. In a rough semicircle around his head rest four pieces of jade; protruding from the heart is a fifth-the Ya-Chang ritual knife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho murdered the importer? Was it Yumeko, the beautiful half-black, half-Japanese girl who lived with him? Johnny Wu, a rich Chinese-American? Another customer? Or a political enemy from overseas?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack homicide detective Virgil Tibbs finds himself in the middle of a deadly situation involving hard drugs, Communist Chinese agents, and the exotic settings of the jade trade as he coolly tracks down the murderer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for John Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A nice tight murder puzzle.\"-Times Literary Supplement \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A taut, dramatic yarn.\"-Charlotte Observer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68225214939359,"sku":"9781612329765","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/NHjO9vYAav9781612329765.webp?v=1792590688","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/five-pieces-of-jade-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}