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 10
... living room . None , actually . Just my Morris chair . I like to keep the acoustics clean . Jellyroll sniffed the arresting officers ' shoes while the officers looked with unmasked suspicion at my bereft living room . " You gonna turn ...
... living room . None , actually . Just my Morris chair . I like to keep the acoustics clean . Jellyroll sniffed the arresting officers ' shoes while the officers looked with unmasked suspicion at my bereft living room . " You gonna turn ...
Page 32
Dallas Murphy. There were only three little rooms , the cramped kitchen , a living room , and bathroom . A sleeping loft that Billie and I built from scratch covered a portion of the living room and the entrance to the bathroom . I ...
Dallas Murphy. There were only three little rooms , the cramped kitchen , a living room , and bathroom . A sleeping loft that Billie and I built from scratch covered a portion of the living room and the entrance to the bathroom . I ...
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... living room . Then I changed my mind - the whole idea of deterrence turns on your enemy's knowing you're not to be fucked with . So I leaned it up against the middle of the white living - room wall , where it stood out like a shotgun ...
... living room . Then I changed my mind - the whole idea of deterrence turns on your enemy's knowing you're not to be fucked with . So I leaned it up against the middle of the white living - room wall , where it stood out like a shotgun ...
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