Have you visited the locations you describe or did you rely on research? Also, why did you choose to write about these particular locations?Įric: Yes, the Chinese locations featured in The Color of Jadeite are all places I have visited. I know you travel a great deal, and I think you’ve been to China. Sally: In The Color of Jadeite, your descriptions of the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and other locations are vividly detailed.

Both are interested in the other’s work, so they wanted to get together and talk about their new novels, writing processes, and what comes next. Sally’s second novel, When Enemies Offend Thee, was released by Pen-L Publishing March 2020 and Eric’s fifth book, The Color of Jadeite, was published by Loyola’s Apprentice House Press October 2020. Goodman and Sally Whitney were first published together in the 2007 anthology, New Lines from the Old Line State: An Anthology of Maryland Writers. This is a book that's hard to put down.Fiction writers Eric D. A fool's errand? The search takes them to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and elsewhere, with rickshaw chases, gunfights and betrayal throughout. Clive Allen, suave as any Dashiell Hammett detective, accompanied by partners Salvador and Mackenzie, takes on the dangerous mission of tracking down the lost jadeite tablet of Emperor Xuande of the Ming dynasty. Goodman's new novel is full of intrigue and romance, a treacherous femme fatale, thugs straight from a James Bond thriller, and interesting insight into the mysteries of Chinese art and culture. Goodman leads the reader through an escapade that turns out to be a literary novel in disguise.' -Tom Glenn, author of Last of the Annamese 'Eric D. In a world where nothing is what it seems, Eric D. Together they outwit their rivals and discover one another.

Clive's partner is the beautiful Wei Wei, a woman with a past. 'A tight, taut, terrific thriller.' -Steve Berry, Bestselling author of The Amber Room, The Romanoff Prophesy, and The Emperor's Tomb 'The adventures of Clive Allan, a gumshoe as irreverent as Sam Spade and wry as Mike Hammer, take the reader through the wonders of China in search of a priceless jadeite treasure.

The Color of Jadeite by Eric D. Goodman