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Dan Bittner
About this listen
A classic Miami crime story and thriller, from the writer acclaimed for his Hoke Moseley novels. A man's life is threatened when he discovers his new lover is married.
The author's previous novels include Sideswipe and The Way We Die Now.
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- GioSailor
- 03-17-25
Great fun, but already in Shark Infested Custard
This is great fun, but it is actually a duplicate section of a different longer Willeford book called The Shark Infested Custard. So do not buy both. Audible needs to make a note of this on the description.
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