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 172
... a urinal with a vacant one beside it . Calabash stepped up . I did not look at him , nor he at me . “ You're bein ' tailed , " he said without moving his lips . I froze . Was this it ? Would my assassin pick Shea Stadium 172 LOVER MAN.
... a urinal with a vacant one beside it . Calabash stepped up . I did not look at him , nor he at me . “ You're bein ' tailed , " he said without moving his lips . I froze . Was this it ? Would my assassin pick Shea Stadium 172 LOVER MAN.
Page 186
... stepped closer . It was Billie's studio . Un- mistakably . They looked happy together . When was this picture taken ? I left before I started to cry . Never before last Sunday night had my life been so filled with intense and quickly ...
... stepped closer . It was Billie's studio . Un- mistakably . They looked happy together . When was this picture taken ? I left before I started to cry . Never before last Sunday night had my life been so filled with intense and quickly ...
Page 191
... stepped into the elevator behind me . He ap- peared from out of nowhere . There is nothing in my lobby , an expanse of marble floor . All the furniture had been stolen . There was nothing to hide behind . Where did he come from ? He ...
... stepped into the elevator behind me . He ap- peared from out of nowhere . There is nothing in my lobby , an expanse of marble floor . All the furniture had been stolen . There was nothing to hide behind . Where did he come from ? He ...
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