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 78
... asked me if I was part of the photography crowd . Then he asked me if I knew a guy named Barnett Osley . Then he ran from me . But Sybel said nothing . She looked at the next photo- graph . It returned us to curbside , Renaissance ...
... asked me if I was part of the photography crowd . Then he asked me if I knew a guy named Barnett Osley . Then he ran from me . But Sybel said nothing . She looked at the next photo- graph . It returned us to curbside , Renaissance ...
Page 135
... asked . " Now see , Buzz , this is a gentleman . You could take a lesson from him . ” " I'll watch his every move , " Buzz grinned . 99 " I knew Danny Beemon , ' said Hawk . " He was my first commanding officer . I'll bet Rainer heard ...
... asked . " Now see , Buzz , this is a gentleman . You could take a lesson from him . ” " I'll watch his every move , " Buzz grinned . 99 " I knew Danny Beemon , ' said Hawk . " He was my first commanding officer . I'll bet Rainer heard ...
Page 215
... asked him the time . Nine - thirty A.M. Saturday . Billie died last Sunday night . I wanted time to stop while I slept for about three days , no thinking , worrying , or scheming , but first I wanted to sit on the Chinese bench beneath ...
... asked him the time . Nine - thirty A.M. Saturday . Billie died last Sunday night . I wanted time to stop while I slept for about three days , no thinking , worrying , or scheming , but first I wanted to sit on the Chinese bench beneath ...
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