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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... hair . He was pulling the body out by the hair as Officer Drubkova stuck her head in to announce that the evidence truck had arrived . If the sight of the kneeling officer pulling a corpse's hair revolted , surprised , or shocked her ...
... hair . He was pulling the body out by the hair as Officer Drubkova stuck her head in to announce that the evidence truck had arrived . If the sight of the kneeling officer pulling a corpse's hair revolted , surprised , or shocked her ...
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... hair and thick glasses , the daughter , massive , with a severe pink face and brown hair tied back with hairpins . Vera was more like her father , at least her father when he had been younger . " Thinking about people , " Vera said ...
... hair and thick glasses , the daughter , massive , with a severe pink face and brown hair tied back with hairpins . Vera was more like her father , at least her father when he had been younger . " Thinking about people , " Vera said ...
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... hair , falling over his forehead , bounced athletically as he moved . He talked easily and loudly . He wore a clean blue short - sleeved shirt that revealed his well- developed biceps and added to his image as an athlete . It was also ...
... hair , falling over his forehead , bounced athletically as he moved . He talked easily and loudly . He wore a clean blue short - sleeved shirt that revealed his well- developed biceps and added to his image as an athlete . It was also ...
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