Eight Miles Gone
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Last published Fri, Apr 1, 2022
When street-tough lawyer Jack Main asks Private Detective Lem Miller to help find a missing person, Lem's first, and strongest reaction is to run as far and as fast from the case as possible. Lem's made it clear there are certain kinds of cases he won't take anymore, and the case that Jack drops in his lap is exactly that kind of case. But there are some cases you can't turn down, no matter what promises you've made yourself.
"Eight Miles Gone" is a noir thriller/mystery set in the 1930s.
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