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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... looked like a tall , young student . With the new clothes that had been provided for him , he looked like a prosperous young university student . His looks belied his feelings . Sasha's wife , Maya , was about to have a baby , and they ...
... looked like a tall , young student . With the new clothes that had been provided for him , he looked like a prosperous young university student . His looks belied his feelings . Sasha's wife , Maya , was about to have a baby , and they ...
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... looked around , up , saw nothing , and heard only the rain brushing the roof and the slight wind . There were turrets , outcroppings for air , heating , and sim- ple decoration , many places to hide and wait , but no place to keep dry ...
... looked around , up , saw nothing , and heard only the rain brushing the roof and the slight wind . There were turrets , outcroppings for air , heating , and sim- ple decoration , many places to hide and wait , but no place to keep dry ...
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... looked at him suspiciously , eyed the heavy package under the arm of the square man with the bad leg , and wondered whether it was a gun or a bar to hit him with and take his money . The driver , whose name was Ivan Iva- nov , was very ...
... looked at him suspiciously , eyed the heavy package under the arm of the square man with the bad leg , and wondered whether it was a gun or a bar to hit him with and take his money . The driver , whose name was Ivan Iva- nov , was very ...
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