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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... Sasha's back and down his arms . " Hello , " he shouted . The figure in a gray bulky one - piece work suit huddled over the piece of machinery on the floor paid no attention and continued to attack the mass of metal with a whirring tool ...
... Sasha's back and down his arms . " Hello , " he shouted . The figure in a gray bulky one - piece work suit huddled over the piece of machinery on the floor paid no attention and continued to attack the mass of metal with a whirring tool ...
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... Sasha said , happy that some progress was being made . " A very good car . I can pay in rubles or even American ... Sasha pushed . The man was not gifted with great intelligence . " I know someone who sells cars , " the grimy giant ...
... Sasha said , happy that some progress was being made . " A very good car . I can pay in rubles or even American ... Sasha pushed . The man was not gifted with great intelligence . " I know someone who sells cars , " the grimy giant ...
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... Sasha did not consider himself an art expert . He did , however , consider himself a man with many problems . He and ... Sasha's mother , Lydia , offered no help , only her usual wisdom . " It will work out . Each day passes , and a new ...
... Sasha did not consider himself an art expert . He did , however , consider himself a man with many problems . He and ... Sasha's mother , Lydia , offered no help , only her usual wisdom . " It will work out . Each day passes , and a new ...
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