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 25
... fuck , " said Winky out the corner of his mouth . " Winky , a child could get out from there . " " He can't get out with a crowbar . " " Okay , a fin , " I said . My lawyer stroked the seven , stopping the cue ball neatly , shot the ...
... fuck , " said Winky out the corner of his mouth . " Winky , a child could get out from there . " " He can't get out with a crowbar . " " Okay , a fin , " I said . My lawyer stroked the seven , stopping the cue ball neatly , shot the ...
Page 217
... fucking college boys don't care about Billie's murder . They think they got a shot at the wiseguys , get promoted off the ... fuck himself . ” " You mean Kiley was wearing one of these wires when he met with me ? " " Sure . You dicked up ...
... fucking college boys don't care about Billie's murder . They think they got a shot at the wiseguys , get promoted off the ... fuck himself . ” " You mean Kiley was wearing one of these wires when he met with me ? " " Sure . You dicked up ...
Page 228
... fuck you doin ' with this crowd ? " It was a short punch , no more than ten inches from start to finish . The bullnecked guy's head snapped back , ending further debate . His knees buckled , and he dropped in a quivering heap . De mean ...
... fuck you doin ' with this crowd ? " It was a short punch , no more than ten inches from start to finish . The bullnecked guy's head snapped back , ending further debate . His knees buckled , and he dropped in a quivering heap . De mean ...
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