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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... felt something squishy beneath my boot , but I kept pulling myself deeper into this reverse mine shaft . Another light , then another , passed beneath me . That made four . One more . My stop . But it didn't appear . I should be there ...
... felt something squishy beneath my boot , but I kept pulling myself deeper into this reverse mine shaft . Another light , then another , passed beneath me . That made four . One more . My stop . But it didn't appear . I should be there ...
Page 79
... felt tremendous relief . Not only had I shared with someone my grief , anger , and fear , I had put the events in ... felt as if I had just emerged from a terrible trek through the jungle . My shoul- ders , from up around my ears ...
... felt tremendous relief . Not only had I shared with someone my grief , anger , and fear , I had put the events in ... felt as if I had just emerged from a terrible trek through the jungle . My shoul- ders , from up around my ears ...
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... felt around for the throttles on the console between us . D.B. took my hand in his and brought it to the levers . We pushed them forward until the climb grew steady and powerful . I leveled off - deftly , I thought . " Fine . Here , let ...
... felt around for the throttles on the console between us . D.B. took my hand in his and brought it to the levers . We pushed them forward until the climb grew steady and powerful . I leveled off - deftly , I thought . " Fine . Here , let ...
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