Red Chameleon: An Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov MysteryThe violent and inexplicable murder of an old man in his bathtub and the theft of a worthless candlestick send Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov on a hunt into the past . . . A ring of car thieves with a taste for expensive vehicles is at large in Moscow's streets . . . High above the gray city, a sniper is taking aim at police officers, and the obsessed detective Emil Karpo takes the assignment to heart . . . "Kaminsky works up plenty of sweaty-palmed suspense of the best sort, built out of equal parts of likeable characters and believable dangers." Washington Post Book World |
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... Alex ? " " You told me he would steal his way into my heart , " Alex agreed , moving forward to Emil Karpo's side and looking down at him intently . " She jumped , " Karpo said , his eyes on those of Rostnikov's companion . " I will ...
... Alex ? " " You told me he would steal his way into my heart , " Alex agreed , moving forward to Emil Karpo's side and looking down at him intently . " She jumped , " Karpo said , his eyes on those of Rostnikov's companion . " I will ...
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... Alex is my wife's cousin . Remember ? He went to a real doctor's school in Poland . " Alex prodded away , ignoring Rostnikov , who continued , " On the way in we stopped at the X - ray department and told a slight lie which enabled Alex ...
... Alex is my wife's cousin . Remember ? He went to a real doctor's school in Poland . " Alex prodded away , ignoring Rostnikov , who continued , " On the way in we stopped at the X - ray department and told a slight lie which enabled Alex ...
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... Alex . " I can hear this kind of talk at home . Porfiry Petrovich , tell him how to get to me if he decides he prefers going through life with two arms instead of one . " And off went Alex , leaving the two policemen alone . " You'll do ...
... Alex . " I can hear this kind of talk at home . Porfiry Petrovich , tell him how to get to me if he decides he prefers going through life with two arms instead of one . " And off went Alex , leaving the two policemen alone . " You'll do ...
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