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Out On A Limb
Claire Malloy ends up with a baby on her doorstep.
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... "What's more, I have nothing to wear tomorrow. I have a pink sundress, but it's strapless." ... I assured her it would blend in well with customary dress at funerals in Farberville, in that I didn't care.Read:
1/2003
Roll Over And Play Dead
Someone dognaps Miss Parchester's beagles that Claire Malloy is dogsitting.
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10/2000
The Maggody Militia
Chief Arly has problems with right-wingers and burglars.
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1/2001
Aleutian Sparrow
Told in unrhymed verse, it's about the removal of the Aleuts from the Alaskan Panhandle islands during World War II.
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12/2009
Bad Monkey
Andrew Yancy, #1. A police detective demoted to restaurant inspector investigates an arm caught by a sports fisherman.
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8/2013
Basket Case
Rock music guy gets killed by wife. Guy loses eye after getting whacked by a frozen lizard.
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..."none of whom matches my description of the coppery-haired felatee."--page 121. BONUS QUOTE:
He wore a peerless wool suite but otherwise he looked terrible drawn and sleepless, with scotal bags under his anxious green eyes. --page 308.Read:
2/2003
Double Whammy
Bass fishing intrigue in Florida.
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He tried to remember the polite things to say when a beautiful stranger struck up a conversation about oral sex. None of the obvious replies seemed appropriate for a funeral.Read:
4/2000
Fever Beach
Corruption in Florida politics, imagine that! Twilly reminds me of Serge, very much.
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"Isn't it unbelievable that we're both still single? With all we've got going for us?"Read:
5/2025
Flush
Noah helps his dad expose a polluting casino boat in Florida.
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6/2006
Hoot
Teen tries to stop destruction of owl habitat by nasty pancake restaurant corporation.
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9/2005
Lucky You
Two losers steal a lottery ticket in Florida. Good story.
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"Bad news?" "Sort of," ... "Apparently I'm dead."Read:
3/2000
Native Tongue
Very humorous story involving a theme park in Florida. And a dolphin. Interestingly, no one had dead animals clamped to their arm in this one...
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Four thousand poinds of ugly Detroit steel on his toes and not even a twinge of pain. Incredible, Pedro thought; the ultimate result of supreme physical conditioning! Or possibly the drugs.Read:
4/2000
Nature girl
Possibly bipolar Honey launches a plan to teach some manners to a Texan telemarketer that insulted her.
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11/2006
Powder Burn
Co-author Bill Montalbano. Published in 1981. Black Lizard, #1. Architect Chris Matthews takes on the Miami cocaine organizations. Pretty good. Didn't realize until I finished that it was published so long ago!
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"Bitch!" the young man screamed. "Cheating bitch. I hope he bites it off." [...]
Ah, to be young and in love, Meadows thought.Quote:
"Fuck off, whitey," Arthur said. "How about some chess later?"Quote:
"Greed," Appel said. "The money is beyond imagination, probably even more than doctors and architects make."Read:
4/2025
Razor Girl
Andrew Yancy #2. Looks like I read #1 back in 2013! Don't even remember it. Andrew gets mixed up with a woman whose job is ramming cars hitmen or kidnappers or something. Also, mafia, a reality show, giant rats, and I don't know what all!
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What on earth did she mean by "protocol"?Quote:
"What did you say, Pablo?"
"Estan grandes pendejos," the driver repeated cordially.
"What? Talk American, goddamit."
The driver, who of course spoke perfect English, said, "Where to now, gentlemen?"Quote:
tank suit -- I looked it up, but still not sure what it looks like.Quote:
"No offense, Deborah, but my arm's falling asleep."Read:
4/2025
Scat
Saving a Florida panther kitty and its mother. The usual odd assortment of Carl Characters.
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5/2009
Sick Puppy
Palmer Stoat doesn't seem to get the message about his litter- ing. A lovable labrador is on the cover.
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12/2000
Skin Tight
A plastic surgeon mucks up operations and murders. Interesting prosthetic hand in this one.
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"Where's the bubble?" he said. "Smack dab in the center." "Right," Stranahan said. "See--they're lined up perfectly."Read:
10/2000
Skink No Surrender
Mallory runs away from home, her friend Richard meets Skink and they team up to find her. A "teen"-downed story, pretty good, a little slow near the end, good ending, though.
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10/2015
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