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 94
... Yeah , " I ventured , " I'm with Pine . " " Maybe you are , maybe not . Let's pretend you are . You tell Pine something for me , you bein ' so tight with him . You tell him me and Freddy never told her much . Nothin ' important . Look ...
... Yeah , " I ventured , " I'm with Pine . " " Maybe you are , maybe not . Let's pretend you are . You tell Pine something for me , you bein ' so tight with him . You tell him me and Freddy never told her much . Nothin ' important . Look ...
Page 137
... yeah , here it is . . . ' Burns over seventy percent of his body , . . . critical condition . ' Yeah , I guess . " But there's the other article . ” Bessie waddled over to show us . She reached around Buzz's neck to flip through the ...
... yeah , here it is . . . ' Burns over seventy percent of his body , . . . critical condition . ' Yeah , I guess . " But there's the other article . ” Bessie waddled over to show us . She reached around Buzz's neck to flip through the ...
Page 168
... Yeah , that's what I thought . I hope that geek don't play any more rain songs . ” " So you and Freddy went to ... Yeah . Or dying . ” " You went back to Acappella ? " " Where ? Oh , yeah . By then Freddy was dead too . I didn't know it ...
... Yeah , that's what I thought . I hope that geek don't play any more rain songs . ” " So you and Freddy went to ... Yeah . Or dying . ” " You went back to Acappella ? " " Where ? Oh , yeah . By then Freddy was dead too . I didn't know it ...
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