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Investigating a series of cab hold-ups that are depleting the G&W Cab company of drivers, part-time cabbie and Boston private eye Carlotta Carlyle applies her new computer skills to the case and discovers a troubling secret about her lover, Sam. Simultaneous.
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"In her sixth spellbinding adventure, Carlotta Carlyle, the 6'1" redheaded P.I.. from Boston, takes on a case that draws her into the mysterious shadowland of computer technology, where information is cheap, and privacy may be a thing of the past. Part-time cabbie Carlotta is entering the modern age of investigation. With the help of her sometime lover, mafioso, and computer-hobbyist Sam Gianelli, she invests in her first "hardware," a cheap personal computer. And at the urging of her ex-boss, Boston Police Lt. Mooney, who decries the stopping power of her .38 S&W, she decides to upgrade her arsenal. Both types of hardware come in handy when Carlotta is hired by Gloria, owner of G&W Cab, to investigate the brutal robberies that are causing her cabbies to quit in record numbers, and the violence and unanswered questions escalate. An explosion rocks G&W, killing Gloria's brother and seriously wounding co-owner Sam Gianelli. Is someone out to bankrupt G&W to acquire its invaluable cab medallions? Is the company a pawn in a Mafia vendetta, with Sam, the underboss's son, the target? And who put that tiny microphone near G&W's bathroom? Aided by a mysterious databank expert, Carlotta learns far more than she thought possible about "private" transactions. And she finds herself digging into Sam's past, exposing secrets he's kept hidden for years -- secrets that begin to pull them further apart. As the investigation reaches its climax, Carlotta realizes, almost too late, that the mob may be just a fall guy in a very intimate crime. "Like the best of the new detectives, V.I. and Kinsey, she is a woman of wit and gravity, compassion and toughness, a heroine worth spending time with." -- The New York Times Book Review
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WARNING:
Part time Boston cabbie and PI Carlotta Carlyle has been hired by a rival cab company to investigate a series of attacks targeting Boston area cab drivers. It seems somebody is after their medallions. Then Carlotta discovers hidden microphones in the garage at the taxi company she works for. But when she brings it to the attention of Sam Gianelli, the company's co-owner and Carlotta's off again on again lover, he doesn't want the microphones disturbed. But he won't say why.
TAKE THIS TAXI...
Just when Carlotta thinks things can't get anymore mysterious, she is almost killed in a drive-by shooting when she is picking up her new personal computer, which she bought from Sam's friend. Was it a targeted hit, or a random drive-by? And why has Sam's friend suddenly disappeared?
AT YOUR OWN RISK...
When Carlotta is asked to look deeper into the robberies that are now causing drivers to quit in record numbers, the danger escalates as she stumbles upon a secret that could change her life forever-that is if she can stay alive...
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- PublisherRandom House Audio
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0553472070
- ISBN 13 9780553472073
- BindingAudio Cassette
- Number of pages3
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Hardware: A Carlotta Carlye Novel
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AUDIO CASSETTE. Condition: Good. Former owners sticker on the front of the box. 2 RELIABLE Audio Cassettes in the original printed box. Some mild shelf wear and scuff to the box. The audio tapes are in individual slots, protected and clear sounding. Enjoy this audio performance!. Seller Inventory # AudioBox6511224
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