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      Except for the Bones

      by Collin Wilcox
      Published
      Nov 1991
      Main Genre
      Private Investigator Private Investigator
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      Series
      Alan Bernhardt Book 3

      About This Book

      New York real estate tycoon Preston Daniels, first encountered on Cape Cod at the scene of his mistress's accidental death. College freshman Diane Cutler and her boyfriend see Daniels, her despised stepfather, carrying a body to the local landfill. After the boyfriend attempts blackmail and is badly beaten, the terrified Diane flees to San Francisco to stay with a friend, who tries to persuade PI Alan Bernhardt to take on Diane as a client and protect her. Bernhardt claims he is too busy, so his actress girlfriend Paula takes on the job. Paula saves Diane from an attacker, but darker events are in store: after the frightened girl learns of her boy friend's death, she overdoses on drugs. Swearing to find out and expose what Diane knew, Alan travels to Cape Cod to investigate.

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      Book 3
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      Suspense

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      Private Investigator

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      Dec 1996 Forge ISBN13 9780812511505 ISBN10 0812511506
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      First Edition Nov 1991 Tor ISBN13 9780312931629 ISBN10 031293162X
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      Oct 2013 Mysterious Press ISBN13 9781480446502 ISBN10 1480446505
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      Aug 2015 Mysterious Press at Bastei Entertainment ISBN13 9783958595699 ISBN10 3958595693
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      Aug 2015 Audible Studios ISBN10 B013D4L29M
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