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      By the Balls

      by Tom Fassbender
      Published
      Jul 1998
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      Suspense Suspense
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      224
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      "By the Balls" is a bowling alley murder mystery set in the fictional town of Testacy City. The story follows the exploits of Ben Drake, a pulp-style detective with a passion for small cigars and Old Grand-Dad and a weakness for women in trouble. Drake is employed by the Always Reddy Detective Agency, and his latest assignment is to investigate the bizarre murder of Gentleman Joe Biggs, a well-loved local bowling hero. As he continues to unearth clues in the case, Drake is drawn deeper and deeper into a city-wide criminal conspiracy. Designed in the fashion of a 1940s pulp detective novel.

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      First Edition Jul 1998 Uglytown ISBN13 9780966347302 ISBN10 0966347307
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      Apr 2013 Akashic Books ISBN10 B00BQKFSTQ
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