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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... seemed warm and giving . I nodded back at him . Then they sniffed the guilty air . It seemed to hit them like a felonious assault . " I , uh , was just listening to some music . Some jazz . Very American . John Coltrane . Elvin Jones on ...
... seemed warm and giving . I nodded back at him . Then they sniffed the guilty air . It seemed to hit them like a felonious assault . " I , uh , was just listening to some music . Some jazz . Very American . John Coltrane . Elvin Jones on ...
Page 194
... seemed ghostly after the cease - fire . Jellyroll struggled to stand , but I held him down . " Hey , Artie , " someone called . I looked out from under a rear tire and saw Leon Pal- omino standing behind a red Japanese car across the ...
... seemed ghostly after the cease - fire . Jellyroll struggled to stand , but I held him down . " Hey , Artie , " someone called . I looked out from under a rear tire and saw Leon Pal- omino standing behind a red Japanese car across the ...
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... seemed smaller now , compressed into his seat . The Ace of Aces seemed to me a vulnerable little boy . I didn't want to pity him ; I wanted my loathing untainted . Tears flooded the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes . I won- dered ...
... seemed smaller now , compressed into his seat . The Ace of Aces seemed to me a vulnerable little boy . I didn't want to pity him ; I wanted my loathing untainted . Tears flooded the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes . I won- dered ...
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