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2000 CWA Gold Dagger
1999 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
Lionel Essrog, a.k.a. the Human Freakshow, is a victim of Tourette's syndrome (an uncontrollable urge to shout out nonsense, touch every surface in reach and stroke people. Local tough guy hires Lionel and other boys and grooms them to become the Minna Men, a detective-agency-cum-limo service.
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
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