"Lovejoy falls in love with America, even if all Manhattan can offer is a barman's job at Fredo's dingy eatery. While working as a temporary waiter at the Aquilinas' luxurious home, Lovejoy notices that a lady's priceless jewels are lowly zircons. This, together with a misunderstanding about a valuable Sheraton piece, and his rescue of Mrs Aquilina from her kidnapping, gain Lovejoy favour. He joins the Aquilinas and their extraordinary assortment of friends on tehir cruise-yacht 'Gina' - where Lovejoy becomes part of an illicit antiques scam, involving extortion, the protection racket, con tricks, and general mayhem....Working one last con on the Big Two international auction houses, Lovejoy heads into Los Angeles, ready to face the ritual of the Great California Game..." --BOOK JACKET.

A 'Lovejoy' novel.