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nwhyte's review
3.0
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1976533.html[return][return][return]The plot, for what it's worth, involves Lovejoy getting embroiled in annd then helping to bust a ring of international criminals by travelling to Paris and Switzerland from his native East Anglia; his supernatural ability to tell real antiques from fakes is a key element of the conspiracy (and makes me wonder if I should classify the Lovejoy books as fantasy rather than non-genre; on a related note I lost count of the number of women who threw themselves at him, another fantasy element). [return][return]The question of real v fake in the antique world is central to Lovejoy's motivation; it is also the author's excuse for lots of trivia about antiques, most of which I have already forgotten, though the touching story of James Sandy of Laurencekirk, the disabled and bedridden craftsman who created wonderful things, will stay with me.[return][return]Anyway, not exactly profound reading, and quite a different tone from the TV series, but entertaining and I think I'll read a few more.
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