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Save the last dance for me

by Edward Gorman

When presidential candidate Richard Nixon decides to make Black River Falls, lowa, a campaign stop during the summer of 1960, the country's most powerful judge, Esme Ann Whitney, wants the town to gleam like polished silver. So when a local preacher turns up dead, she orders lawyer/private eye Sam McCain to clean up the mess ... fast! And soon, Sam is digging up some very nasty small-town secrets.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
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