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 185
... leave her post ; perhaps she would even join the others for dinner , leaving me to slip into the residence wing unseen by anyone . I waited five minutes , then reentered the lobby . It was empty . I could hear the clank of dishes and ...
... leave her post ; perhaps she would even join the others for dinner , leaving me to slip into the residence wing unseen by anyone . I waited five minutes , then reentered the lobby . It was empty . I could hear the clank of dishes and ...
Page 191
... leave your ass in de lurch . I believed you were comin ' back here after you leave 191 CHAPTER ...
... leave your ass in de lurch . I believed you were comin ' back here after you leave 191 CHAPTER ...
Page 239
... leave them on your seat as you get the fuck out of my cockpit . " I did that , too . I climbed out through the ... leaving his sharp beak in profile . He looked exactly like Ichabod Crane . Chucky shouted something at me , but I lost it ...
... leave them on your seat as you get the fuck out of my cockpit . " I did that , too . I climbed out through the ... leaving his sharp beak in profile . He looked exactly like Ichabod Crane . Chucky shouted something at me , but I lost it ...
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