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Clean Slate

Jim Knighthorse seriesbook 4 of 4Next:Knighthorse(2010) →

Modeled on the hard-boiled tradition of classic detective fiction, this fourth Jim Knighthorse novel sends its wisecracking private investigator on a new job. A client hires him to determine if Freddie Calgary, once a well-known film and television star, actually took a fatal overdose two years back, or survived it.

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Jim's search takes him across three cities, from Los Angeles to Sedona and on to San Antonio. Along the way he runs into danger and violence as the seamy underside of Hollywood comes out, bringing buried secrets and scandal with it.

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