Chinaman's Chance - Softcover

Thomas, Ross

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ISBN 10: 0312334141 ISBN 13: 9780312334147

Publisher: SMP Paperback, 2005

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A favourite Thomas novel on a hard list to choose from, Chinamans Chance, often considered Thomas' best, introduces the characters of Quincy Durant and Arthur Wu, pretender to the throne of the emperor of China. An accident involving a dead pelican sets Wu and Durant on a path to find a missing woman and retrieve treasure buried in Saigon left by fleeing U.S. Marines. Along the way, of course, they encounter all manner of corrupt government and underworld figures-just the sorts of characters one would expect in a novel by Ross Thomas.

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Ross Thomas is ranked as one of the very top thriller writers by his fellow authors, and his readers loudly agree. Two Edgar Awards, and other prizes, only complement the abundant praise that Thomas has received.Since Thomas's death in 1995, all but one of his twenty-five novels have gone out of print. This should never have happened to the man of whom The New Yorker has said, "Very few...are as consistently entertaining...even fewer can match him for style and power." St. Martin's Minotaur is proud to remedy this situation by reissuing Thomas's novels. So start reading, and prepare to join Ross Thomas's legions of admiring fans.

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PublisherSMP Paperback
Publication date2005
ISBN 10 0312334141
ISBN 13 9780312334147
BindingPaperback
Number of pages336
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Chinaman's Chance

Thomas, Ross

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ISBN 10: 0312334141 ISBN 13: 9780312334147

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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. "It was while jogging along the beach just east of the Paradise Cove pier that Artie Wu tripped over a dead pelican, fell, and met the man with six greyhounds."- from Chinaman's ChanceThus begins what may be the most popular of Ross Thomas's unique stories. The combination of Wu, pretender to the Imperial throne of China, and Quincy Durant, who has his own colorful past, makes for a heady experience. After starting with the deceased pelican on a California beach, the plot mixes in the disappearance of a large sum of money that should have been buried in Vietnam, and the search for the missing member of a trio of singing sisters from the Ozarks. Only Thomas could have stirred this concoction with the style, humor, and suspense that captures the reader at the very beginning and doesn't let go until the last word. Seller Inventory # DADAX0312334141

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