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Spanish fly

Raised by his father in the dying town of Paradise Flats, Jack McGreary has learned to live by his wits. When a pair of fast-talking swindlers named Virgil and Miss Rose blow through town, Jack joins them and soon finds himself caught up in a murder ploy.

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  • "Times are tough for young Jack McGreary in the American Dust Bowl. Living with his father, Jack is only getting by thanks to a solid repertoire of cons and scams. Everything gets shaken up, though, when shysters Virgil Ray and Miss Rose roll into town. Recognizing them as first-class scam artists, Jack gleefully joins their criminal band. Soon a budding romance between Jack and Miss Rose begins to bloom, but is it on the up-and-up?"
  • "Raised by his father in the dying town of Paradise Flats, Jack McGreary has learned to live by his wits. When a pair of fast-talking swindlers named Virgil and Miss Rose blow through town, Jack joins them and soon finds himself caught up in a murder ploy."@en
  • "Jack McGreary lives by hit wits, outplaying local businessmen. When a pair of fast-talking swindlers blow through town, Jack joins them selling bogus aphrodisiacs under the banner of "Spanish Fly: drives women crazy!" . It's a wild ride, one of jazz clubs and easy money. But when the three of them find themselves caught up in a murder ploy, Jack beings to suspect that he is being set up as a patsy. Are his partners playing Jack? Or is Jack playing them?"

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  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Humorous stories"

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  • "Spanish fly"@en
  • "Spanish fly"
  • "Hiszpańska mucha"
  • "Hiszpańska mucha"@pl
  • "Spanish fly : a novel"@en
  • "Spanish fly : a novel"
  • "La herencia de Drake"@es