I need to thank Rosanne, Kaitlin, and Dylan for making all the sacrifices they have made for me. Only my name goes on the cover, but they have stood by me at every turn. Each of them has helped bring Moe to life by bringing love and understanding to mine.
Also by Reed Farrel Coleman
Moe Prager:
Walking the Perfect Square
Redemption Street
The James Deans
Soul Patch
Empty Ever After
Innocent Monster
Hurt Machine
Onion Street
Dylan Klein:
Life Goes Sleeping
Little Easter
They Don’t Play Stickball in Milwaukee
Gulliver Dowd:
Dirty Work
Valentino Pier
Joe Serpe:
Hose Monkey
The Fourth Victim
Standalone Novels:
Gun Church
Tower with Ken Bruen
Bronx Requiem with Det. John Roe
To Moe’s fans. Thanks from us both.
Copyright © 2014 by Reed Farrel Coleman.
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Coleman, Reed Farrel,
The Hollow Girl / Reed Farrel Coleman.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-4405-7301-9 (pb) -- ISBN 1-4405-7301-8 (pb) -- ISBN 978-1-4405-6202-0 (hc) -- ISBN 1-4405-6202-4 (hc) -- ISBN 978-1-4405-7274-6 (ebook) -- ISBN 1-4405-7274-7 (ebook)
1. Prager, Moe (Fictitious character)--Fiction. 2. Private investigators--New York (State)--New York--Fiction. 3. Missing persons--Fiction. 4. Mystery fiction. I. Title.
PS3553.O47445H65 2014
813'.54--dc23
2013044500
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