Zachariah Smith Mystery Series by L. L. Thrasher
Zachariah Smith Mystery #1
Cat's-Paw, Inc.
L. L. Thrasher
Hired to track down a fourteen-year-old runaway named Jessica Finney, Oregon private eye Zachariah Smith leaves the small town of Mackie, heading to Portland to follow his clues. Not far down the road, he picks up a young woman named Allison, who is also clearly on the run--from what, Zachariah can't imagine, and she won't say. In Portland, Zachariah checks into a motel with one runaway and sets out to track down the other. Before long, it becomes clear that they're both going to be a whole lot more trouble than he ever would have guessed. [Hardcover edition by Council Oak Books 1991] The sequel to Cat's-Paw, Inc. is Dogsbody, Inc., also available as a Kindle ebook.
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