*New York Times* bestselling author Julie Garwood takes breathless sensuality to thrilling heights in this unforgettable adventure of passion and intrigue. *The Emerald* flew across the seas, carrying the pirate Pagan β despised by the ton, whose riches he plundered, and beloved by the poor,
Guardian Angel
β Scribed by Sara Paretsky
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The national bestseller by the author of Burn Marks. When a crotchety
80-year-old starts wrangling with a yuppie couple over the state of the
neighborhood, it's up to tough private eye V.I. Warshawski to come to
his rescue. And the emotional stew thickens further when the old man's
body turns up in a canal and Mr. Yuppie turns out to be a corrupt
lawyer.
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