Lover ManArtie Deemer had it easy--relaxing in his easy chair and collecting paychecks from his dog's acting career. Then Billie Burke, Artie's beautiful ex-girlfriend, was murdered, and Artie was plunged into a whirlwind of drugs, blackmail, mobsters--and a growing pile of corpses. Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Mystery. A New York Times Book Review Notable Book for 1987. |
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Page 123
... Chucky saw you talking to Jones at the store . Chucky asked Jones who you were . Seth Klimple from Sausalito . You're a pretty shadowy kind of fellow yourself , Arthur . ' 99 " Renaissance Antiques appears in the photographs . I wanted ...
... Chucky saw you talking to Jones at the store . Chucky asked Jones who you were . Seth Klimple from Sausalito . You're a pretty shadowy kind of fellow yourself , Arthur . ' 99 " Renaissance Antiques appears in the photographs . I wanted ...
Page 125
... Chucky , go get me another thousand bucks . " " I brought another round just in case , " Chucky said . He took a fat stack of money from his cowboy coat and gave it to Pine , who used it to double Sybel's stack . " Now I pay you enough ...
... Chucky , go get me another thousand bucks . " " I brought another round just in case , " Chucky said . He took a fat stack of money from his cowboy coat and gave it to Pine , who used it to double Sybel's stack . " Now I pay you enough ...
Page 242
... Chucky returned and flopped in the portside seat . He was shaken , shoulders heaving for breath . When he caught it ... Chucky was beside me , pok- ing me in the arm muscle , disturbing my sleep . " What ! " " He say where we're going ...
... Chucky returned and flopped in the portside seat . He was shaken , shoulders heaving for breath . When he caught it ... Chucky was beside me , pok- ing me in the arm muscle , disturbing my sleep . " What ! " " He say where we're going ...
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