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Armadillos and Old Lace

by Kinky Friedman · 1994

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A story featuring the foul-mouthed Kinky Friedman, ace private eye. Little old ladies are dropping dead at an alarming rate in the vicinity of the family's ranch/summer camp in Texas, and Kinky is asked to investigate. A faded photograph of ten pretty girls is just the clue he needs.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisprivate investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisTexasTexasMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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