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 116
... Dickie ? " Dickie giggled again . " I tell you what , four - eyes . Nobody's gonna kill you , not unless you call me Tex again . Anyhow , I think it's great to have old pals like this guy Ralph . All my old pals are dead . " He turned ...
... Dickie ? " Dickie giggled again . " I tell you what , four - eyes . Nobody's gonna kill you , not unless you call me Tex again . Anyhow , I think it's great to have old pals like this guy Ralph . All my old pals are dead . " He turned ...
Page 128
... Dickie , mouth agape , looked up at me . Tex tried , but he couldn't pull it off . Dickie was a skinny - faced little punk in his twenties with greasy black hair that now stood on end like the cartoon man with his finger in the light ...
... Dickie , mouth agape , looked up at me . Tex tried , but he couldn't pull it off . Dickie was a skinny - faced little punk in his twenties with greasy black hair that now stood on end like the cartoon man with his finger in the light ...
Page 225
... Dickie , hair slicked back and greased down , sat behind the wheel with the engine running . Sybel and I got in back , Calabash in front beside Dickie , who cowered , re- membering the ease with which Calabash had chucked him like a ...
... Dickie , hair slicked back and greased down , sat behind the wheel with the engine running . Sybel and I got in back , Calabash in front beside Dickie , who cowered , re- membering the ease with which Calabash had chucked him like a ...
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