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    Lee Hacklyn Private Investigator in Envious Versus Them: Lee Hacklyn, #1
    Lee Hacklyn Private Investigator in Envious Versus Them: Lee Hacklyn, #1
    Lee Hacklyn Private Investigator in Envious Versus Them: Lee Hacklyn, #1
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    Lee Hacklyn Private Investigator in Envious Versus Them: Lee Hacklyn, #1

    By John Leister

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    New York City. 1974.

    Louie Angelopolous, seventeen, the son of Theodore Angelopolous the Third, one of

    the wealthiest men in the Big Apple, is being held for ransom.

    Lee has thirty-six hours to find him...or he dies.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Leister
    Release dateFeb 17, 2024
    ISBN9798224235698
    Lee Hacklyn Private Investigator in Envious Versus Them: Lee Hacklyn, #1

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      Lee Hacklyn Private Investigator in Envious Versus Them - John Leister

      CHAPTER ONE

      QUEENS, NEW YORK CITY, 1974.

      Hi, there.  You’re parked in my space.

      Cry me a river.

      I paid for it.

      I could buy this building today, kick all of you deadbeat renters to the curb, where you belong, tear this rat-trap down and build a shopping mall.  I could make a call to the IRS and have them audit you every year, for the rest of your useless life.  I could call the District Attorney, he’s a good friend of mine, and tell him to trump up charges on you and have your Morlock ass thrown in jail for, again, the rest of your useless life.

      Trying to be civil, I said, Gotta give you credit for that reference, sir.  The Time Machine is one of my favorite movies.

      Go to hell.  I’ll be an hour or so.  You can wait.  Take a nap.

      It was December, colder than a Times Square hooker and the man staring down at me wore a hat that came from an animal on the endangered species list.

      A long, fur coat was draped upon his shoulders.

      A gold medallion hung from

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