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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... trying not to look like one ? I passed a short , wrinkled Italian woman in a black dress , black shoes and socks ... tried the door , but of course it was locked . Now I'd have to ring someone's bell . Tyrone Washington here to inspect ...
... trying not to look like one ? I passed a short , wrinkled Italian woman in a black dress , black shoes and socks ... tried the door , but of course it was locked . Now I'd have to ring someone's bell . Tyrone Washington here to inspect ...
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... trying to 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 ...
... trying to 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 ...
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... tried Sybel again . Still no answer . I called the Place Pigalle , where the upwardly mobile keep their asses firm . What was Jay Kiley doing there ? I could hear the receptionist paging him . " I'm sorry , sir . Mr ... trying 192 LOVER MAN.
... tried Sybel again . Still no answer . I called the Place Pigalle , where the upwardly mobile keep their asses firm . What was Jay Kiley doing there ? I could hear the receptionist paging him . " I'm sorry , sir . Mr ... trying 192 LOVER MAN.
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