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Love, Danger, Homecomings & Heart β€” Your June Reading Escape Starts Here

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One disastrous night. One devastating man. One diabolical proposition.


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He’s stubborn. She’s tougher. His kid? Already picked the bride.


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A small-town second chance wrapped in danger, desire, and Sharon Sala heart.


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She came home to save the ranch… and found the cowboy she never forgot.


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From reality TV heartbreak to real-life reinvention.


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A missing twin. A deadly cartel. One K-9 team caught in the crossfire.


The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez

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Also by A. Lee Martinez:

Constance Verity Destroys the Universe, September 2022
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Emperor Mollusk Versus The Sinister Brain, February 2013
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Chasing the Moon, May 2011
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Divine Misfortune, April 2010
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The Automatic Detective, February 2008
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A Nameless Witch, May 2007
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In the Company of Ogres, August 2006
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Gil's All Fright Diner, May 2005
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THE AUTOMATIC DETECTIVE
By: A. Lee Martinez

Tor
February 2008
On Sale: February 5, 2008
320 pages
ISBN: 0765318342
EAN: 9780765318343
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Romance Suspense

Even in Empire City, a town where weird science is the hope for tomorrow, it's hard for a robot to make his way. It's even harder for a robot named Mack Megaton, a hulking machine designed to bring mankind to its knees. But Mack's not interested in world domination. He's just a bot trying to get by, trying to demonstrate that he isn't just an automated smashing machine, and to earn his citizenship in the process. It should be as easy as crushing a tank for Mack, but some bots just can't catch a break.When Mack's neighbors are kidnapped, Mack sets off on a journey through the dark alleys and gleaming skyscrapers of Empire City. Along the way, he runs afoul of a talking gorilla, a brainy dame, a mutant lowlife, a little green mob boss, and the secret conspiracy at the heart of Empire's founders---not to mention more trouble than he bargained for. What started out as one missing family becomes a battle for the future of Empire and every citizen that calls her home.

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