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Name: The last good kiss
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: James Crumley

C.W. Sughrue, a seasoned Montana private investigator, is hired to locate a struggling author. His search leads him deeper into a long‑forgotten case when he begins to investigate Betty Sue Flowers, a woman who vanished a decade earlier in San Francisco’s Haight‑Ashbury district. The novel follows Sughrue through a web of hidden motives and surprising connections as he navigates the rugged landscapes of the West and the gritty backdrop of 1970s counterculture.

First publish date: 1978

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator

Authors: James Crumley

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