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Backhand

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Random House, Jan 1, 1993 - Fiction - 288 pages
The award-winning author of Dupe offers a mystery filled with "spare prose, lively dialogue, and a beautiful sense of time and place" (Sara Paretsky), featuring street-smart, tart-tongued, English P.I. Anna Lee. On the trail of some stolen sweater designs, Anna winds up in the Florida Keys, where a mob-style execution and a drugged teenaged runaway tell her she's in for more than haute couture.

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Review: Backhand (Anna Lee Mystery #6)

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I was really surprised at how much i enjoyed this book. i guess what i mean by surprised is i had never heard of this author until i found this at a thrift store for 75 cents. she is a smart, witty writer with enjoyable characters. i will look for other books by this author from now on!

Review: Backhand (Anna Lee Mystery #6)

User Review  - Meredith Galman - Goodreads

Takes Anna out of foggy London into steamy Florida and faces her with charming villains, stalwart local PIs, and the ultimate in unreliable clients. By the end of this one, Anna seems ready to burn her bridges personally and professionally. An ambiguous end to an entertaining series. Read full review

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About the author (1993)

Liza Cody was born in London. She attended the City and Guilds of London Art School and the Royal Academy School of Art. She managed to support herself as a painter before becoming a film studio technician. Before turning to crime writing she also worked as a furniture-maker, a photographer, a graphic designer and an assistant at Madame Tussauds.

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