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 97
... walked to Broadway , where I bought a newspaper . I pretended to be interested in the window of a secondhand paperback bookstore . I glanced left and right , but he was gone . I turned abruptly from the books and walked west on 104th ...
... walked to Broadway , where I bought a newspaper . I pretended to be interested in the window of a secondhand paperback bookstore . I glanced left and right , but he was gone . I turned abruptly from the books and walked west on 104th ...
Page 172
... walked up the aisle and away . Shortly afterward I did the same , glad to have Calabash behind me . I walked through the runway and into the corridor , lined with refreshment and souvenir stands , that led to the exit ramp . Calabash ...
... walked up the aisle and away . Shortly afterward I did the same , glad to have Calabash behind me . I walked through the runway and into the corridor , lined with refreshment and souvenir stands , that led to the exit ramp . Calabash ...
Page 179
... walked . They got sentenced to five years , reduced to two , and their licenses were permanently revoked . " " Who filed the flight plan ? " " " You can't kill Danny Beemon . ' According to the geezers , Danny Beemon walked away from ...
... walked . They got sentenced to five years , reduced to two , and their licenses were permanently revoked . " " Who filed the flight plan ? " " " You can't kill Danny Beemon . ' According to the geezers , Danny Beemon walked away from ...
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