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1 ONE DAY Karen DiCilia put a few observations together and realized her husband Frank was sleep
2 IN MAY, five months a widow--exactly a year from the time of the double-standard disagreement,
3 DURING THE TIME Maguire was being held in the Wayne County Jail, downtown Detroit, he'd say to
4 SOME OF Roland Crowe's buddies were still sloshing around back there in the swamp, driving air
5 "HE SAY HE'S A FRIEND of Mr. Grossi," Marta said. "Mr. Grow. You supposed to have met him one t
6 IF PORPOISE WERE REALLY SO SMART, Maguire would think, how come they put up with all this shit?
7 AN APPRAISER FRIEND OF MAGUIRE'S, a guy who bought and sold pretty much out of his backdoor, on
8 ARNOLD CAME FROM THE BEDROOOM carrying a yellow canvas bag that had a zippered flap on the side
9 LUNCH AT PALM BAY. Ed Grossi used a Rye Krisp and a spoon on his bowl of cottage cheese. Karen
10 MAGUIRE LOOKED UP THE NUMBER, then had to go over to the TV set to turn down the volume. "Okay
11 "THEN THEY GO BACK TO HER HOUSE," Jesus Diaz said to Roland. "Then, you know, after awhile, he
12 "THE FIRST THING YOU BETTER DO," Maguire said, "is fire your maid, and anybody else around her
13 THE REASON ROLAND SERVED the six months at Lake Butler: Dade County Criminal Division had cha
14 MARTA'S BROTHER, JESUS, came for the cassette tape a little after seven o'clock, while Mrs. Di
15 WHEN THE PHONE RANG, Vivian looked at Ed Grossi. Ed had her private number. Jimmy Cap had her
16 KAREN READ ABOUT IT and saw film stories on television. Ed Grossi's murder featured as a gang
17 THE QUESTION IN MAGUIRE'S MIND, coming up more frequently now: What was he getting out of this
18 AFTER ED GROSSI'S FUNERAL, relatives and close friends came to Grossi's house on Hurricane Dri
19 MAGUIRE SAW THE Cadillac Coupe de Ville in the drive as he turned onto Isla Bahia. He continue
20 LESLEY WAS SAYING INTO THE MIKE, "That little hole there on top of Misty and Gippy's head is c
21 JESUS, DRIVING THE MERCEDES, dropped them off in front of the pink stucco house on Monegro Ave
22 JESUS DIAZ was taking his suit and some pants to the dry cleaner, getting ready for his trip,
23 MAGUIRE SAID TO LESLEY, "Just tell him I'm whacked out, probably coming down with something."
24 KAREN BATHED AND DRESSED. She had a martini in the living room while she watched the news. At
25 MAGUIRE'S PLAN WAS COMING APART. An hour ago it had seemed close to foolproof. Drop in on Kar
The Extras I. ALL BY ELMORE: THE CRIME NOVELS; THE WESTERNS II. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY III. IF
ELMORE LEONARD GOLD COAST "A zingy thriller by the master of hard-boiled suspense . . . Bright wr
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