ALL THREE OF DALLAS MURPHY'S ARTIE DEEMER NOVELS IN ONE VOLUME"Artie Deemer is a true original - the frantic, antic humor carries along the characterization and narration like twin, runaway trains, " Chicago Sun TimesArtie Deemer lives off his dog Jellyroll, star of movies TV and dog food advertising. In the Edgar-Award finalist Lover Man, Artie becomes a reluctant detective when his ex-girlfriend is killed."The writing is flip and sophisticated, " New York TimesIn Lush Life, Artie falls for a sexy pool player whose sleazy ex-husband has disappeared with $14 million of his company's assets. Now Artie finds himself in the middle of wild caper involving the mob and the CIA."A bouncy, quirky, funny mystery...more twists and turns than a New York cab driver running up the meter, " Washington PostIn Don't Explain, Jellyroll has become the target of death threats from crazed stalkers, so Artie takes him to a remote island, only to discover their hideaway is overrun with an assortment of colorful killers."An outstanding series, " Publishers Weekly