"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 Chance Thus 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 ...
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"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 Chance Thus 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.
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Add this copy of Chinaman's Chance to cart. $118.33, good condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1985 by Penguin.
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Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books-these should be considered reading copies. Our books ar.
Add this copy of Chinaman's Chance to cart. $177.02, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd.
Add this copy of Chinaman's Chance to cart. $14.24, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Thomas Dunne Books.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Add this copy of Chinaman's Chance to cart. $15.30, fair condition, Sold by Orion Tech rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Arlington, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Avon Books.
Add this copy of Chinaman's Chance to cart. $17.01, good condition, Sold by Friends Tucson rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Simon & Schuster.
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Good. Hardcover. NOT Ex-library. Minor shelfwear to dust jacket. Mylar cover on dust jacket, taped to book. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.
Add this copy of Chinaman's Chance to cart. $76.95, very good condition, Sold by Karl Theis rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Torrance, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Simon & Schuster.
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Good. 1978 Simon & Schuster hardcover-1st edition 1st printing-binding out of square-owner's label inside front cover-some staining to closed page edge-stain at bottom of cover and at end papers-otherwise binding strong contents clean-now in mylar cover-enjoy.
Add this copy of Chinaman's Chance to cart. $105.50, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Minotaur Books.
Another character driven, twisty plotted marvel from Ross Thomas. This is the first in a trilogy featuring the characters Artie Wu and "that f#$%ing" Durant; not to mention the scurrilious Otherguy Overby, that cover 14-15 years. The plot thickens and the characters stir it up. This one is set in LA and starts with a carefully planned fall over a dead pelican. I recommend this and every other Ross Thomas that you can lay your hands on.
