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The Last Good Kiss

by James Crumley · 1978

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An unforgettable detective story starring C.W. Sughrue, a Montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar. Hired to track down a derelict author, he ends up on the trail of a girl missing in Haight-Ashbury for a decade. The tense hunt becomes obsessive as Sughrue takes a haunting journey through the underbelly of America's sleaziest nightmares.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisnoirnoirMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisprivate investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisMontanaMontanaMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 244 pages

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