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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... Riga , to walk to Riga or steal a ride , but to get to Riga and get on a boat for Canada or America . We didn't know about pass- ports . We didn't know that the few rubles in our pockets would buy not even enough bread for the trip . We ...
... Riga , to walk to Riga or steal a ride , but to get to Riga and get on a boat for Canada or America . We didn't know about pass- ports . We didn't know that the few rubles in our pockets would buy not even enough bread for the trip . We ...
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... Riga ? We have no money . ' " When we get to Riga ' - I sighed ' we will find the money . ' “ ' God willing , ' said Abraham . " A savage cold rain hit by evening , driving us under an outcrop of rocks where children had been before us ...
... Riga ? We have no money . ' " When we get to Riga ' - I sighed ' we will find the money . ' “ ' God willing , ' said Abraham . " A savage cold rain hit by evening , driving us under an outcrop of rocks where children had been before us ...
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... Riga ' spread through the car . People began to check their cloth sacks and thin suitcases , to prepare , though the word was we were still many hours away . Abraham smiled , and I nodded , touching the flattened roll of bills in my ...
... Riga ' spread through the car . People began to check their cloth sacks and thin suitcases , to prepare , though the word was we were still many hours away . Abraham smiled , and I nodded , touching the flattened roll of bills in my ...
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