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Green Shiver (Theocritus Lucius Westborough)
Green Shiver - Theocritus Lucius Westborough
Author: Clyde B. Clason
The mild-mannered little Roman historian Theocritus Lucius Westborough wanders into a nest of intrigue and danger when he visits the estate of Mrs. Nicholas Vayne, a plain-spoken old lady who loves jade and Chinese antiquties almost as much as she does her gentle, lovely daughter-in-law Faith. When the jade statuette of a Taoist goddess is stole...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780915230976
ISBN-10: 0915230976
Publication Date: 9/2006
Pages: 190
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Publisher: Rue Morgue Press
Book Type: Paperback
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A languid Golden Age tale that left me unimpressed. I found the facts about jade and the Japanese invasion of China in the 1930's more interesting than the crime or its solution. And although the character of Dr. Westborough doesn't, many characters (especially the police) make cringe-worthy references to non-Caucasians in the story. Probably reflected the times, but still...

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