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 59
... stood over us silently , saving his voice . " Coffee , please , " said Marsha . I said the same . Stretch was making a phone call . His face was furrowed with worry or frustration as he stood on tiptoe at the phone station . He was ...
... stood over us silently , saving his voice . " Coffee , please , " said Marsha . I said the same . Stretch was making a phone call . His face was furrowed with worry or frustration as he stood on tiptoe at the phone station . He was ...
Page 77
... stood at the curb in front , only now there was a big panel truck in the frame . Two burly men were muscling a chest of drawers down a ramp from the rear of the truck , the arrival of which Jones might have been awaiting in the previous ...
... stood at the curb in front , only now there was a big panel truck in the frame . Two burly men were muscling a chest of drawers down a ramp from the rear of the truck , the arrival of which Jones might have been awaiting in the previous ...
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... stood under the looming black wing and drank our bourbon . Pine explained in loving technical detail the modifications he'd made to his " Bird " -expanded tankage that in- creased her range to something over three thousand miles , new ...
... stood under the looming black wing and drank our bourbon . Pine explained in loving technical detail the modifications he'd made to his " Bird " -expanded tankage that in- creased her range to something over three thousand miles , new ...
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