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EDGAR AWARD WINNER--Best Paperback Original Mystery 1993. When Rachel Fletcher, an old college flame, enters Harry James Denton's office needing his private detecting services, he'd rather not. But he prefers money to poverty, and agrees to find out what kind of dangerous business her husband is mixed up in. Conrad Fletcher is a rich surgeon with a lot of enemies. He also owes big money to a very big, very bad bookie. But by the time Harry catches up with Fletcher, he's gone from being in show more debt to being dead. The list of suspects could fill the Grand Ole Opry, and Harry's search for the killer will lead him into the partsof Nashville that no one ever sings about--unless they're singing the DEAD FOLKS' BLUES. "A deft, atmosphere-rich novel: smart, funny, and filled with a sense of wry heartbreak. Steven Womack's Nashville stands out--it is a beautifully drawn backdrop." James Ellroy From the Paperback edition. show lessTags
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I like the whole inept PI thing -- kind of a Rockford type. Lonnie was his Angel. I can see it. Not a fabulous plot but really likable protagonist and good supporting characters.
Enjoyable, light read about a detective, just starting out in the game, who is contacted by an ex-girlfriend who is concerned about threats made to her husband.
Nothing too mind-bending and you feel like giving Harry a boot up the bottom to wake him up, but an amusing enough read.
Nothing too mind-bending and you feel like giving Harry a boot up the bottom to wake him up, but an amusing enough read.
Murder in Music City--how's that for a sour note?
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- Dead Folks' Blues
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- 1993
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- Harry James Denton
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