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In the fourth installment of the spirited series, the local Film Noir festival takes a dark turn when a legendary femme fatale is nearly killed. Bookstore owner Penelope Thornton‑McClure enlists the help of Jack Shepard, a private investigator whose license expired more than fifty years ago, to investigate the crime and protect the community’s secrets.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Alice Kimberly
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