Don't Hate Da Playa
SwellOwlStories
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  • Parts 10
  • Time 3h 19m
SwellOwlStories
Complete, First published Oct 31, 2018
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After a hit-and-run occurs outside of his favorite bar, Retired Detective turned Private Eye Josh Slim is asked by the owner to find out the details of the employee's death. While the police are ruling it out as a simple hit-and-run, Slim knows better.  When he finds out the victim was quite the ladies' man, Slim teams up with the victim's sexy, single female college professor to find her student's killer.
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