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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... night . I'm going to my studio - please meet me there even if it's late . I've got something to give you . Please come . It's important . I'll see you , Artie . " For a mindless instant I thought I would see her , that this night was 20 ...
... night . I'm going to my studio - please meet me there even if it's late . I've got something to give you . Please come . It's important . I'll see you , Artie . " For a mindless instant I thought I would see her , that this night was 20 ...
Page 157
Dallas Murphy. the night Billie and my brother got killed . Maybe you want to hear what I saw the next night . Maybe you want to pass it on to Pine , maybe not , I don't know . " " What ? " " Not on the phone . I got two tickets to the ...
Dallas Murphy. the night Billie and my brother got killed . Maybe you want to hear what I saw the next night . Maybe you want to pass it on to Pine , maybe not , I don't know . " " What ? " " Not on the phone . I got two tickets to the ...
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... night at your service , ma'am . ' " How do you know so much about Pine ? ” " I told you . I wanted to be a big shot . Big shots know . Course only dumb fucks tell . " He stopped and looked out across the covered field . " That's why ...
... night at your service , ma'am . ' " How do you know so much about Pine ? ” " I told you . I wanted to be a big shot . Big shots know . Course only dumb fucks tell . " He stopped and looked out across the covered field . " That's why ...
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