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 84
... tell me by putting someone else's family snapshots in that ice tray ? What was she trying to tell me , anyway , and why the fuck didn't she tell me when she was alive ! 99 " Excuse me , a woman seated nearby asked a man passing up the ...
... tell me by putting someone else's family snapshots in that ice tray ? What was she trying to tell me , anyway , and why the fuck didn't she tell me when she was alive ! 99 " Excuse me , a woman seated nearby asked a man passing up the ...
Page 94
... tell Pine something for me , you bein ' so tight with him . You tell him me and Freddy never told her much . Nothin ' important . Look , we're just delivery boys . We fucked up , sure , we know that , but we couldn'ta told her about cli ...
... tell Pine something for me , you bein ' so tight with him . You tell him me and Freddy never told her much . Nothin ' important . Look , we're just delivery boys . We fucked up , sure , we know that , but we couldn'ta told her about cli ...
Page 104
... tell you for free . I don't want money . " " Then what do you want ? " " I want to know about Billie ? ” " What do you want to know ? ” " Did she literally come to you and say if you don't pay me money , I'll tell so - and - so such and ...
... tell you for free . I don't want money . " " Then what do you want ? " " I want to know about Billie ? ” " What do you want to know ? ” " Did she literally come to you and say if you don't pay me money , I'll tell so - and - so such and ...
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