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May 2023
35m 36s

Hollywood Medusa: Part One

Sass Mouth Dames
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Move over, Philip Marlowe! There's a new detective in Hollywood. Before the boss of Minerva Pictures died suddenly, he received troubling letters. Did blackmail hasten his death? Lou Mulreany investigates. Lou also agrees to work for a tabloid publisher whose wife had an affair. Find the letters. Find the wife's lover. A lady Shamus is on each case! Hollyw ... Show More
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