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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... light - except for two tiny red bulbs on my telephone answering machine . One red point of light indicates that the machine is on and taking calls ; the other blinks to tell you it has taken one . When I'm feeling reclusive , in a ...
... light - except for two tiny red bulbs on my telephone answering machine . One red point of light indicates that the machine is on and taking calls ; the other blinks to tell you it has taken one . When I'm feeling reclusive , in a ...
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... light bar appeared and passed . I 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 ...
... light bar appeared and passed . I 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 ...
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... light before I recognized that there was a hole the size of your thumb where the cylinder should have been . I pushed the door open . The light was still on . The room had been ransacked . Something had picked it up , given it a violent ...
... light before I recognized that there was a hole the size of your thumb where the cylinder should have been . I pushed the door open . The light was still on . The room had been ransacked . Something had picked it up , given it a violent ...
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