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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... sighed deeply , feeling sorry for himself , knocked , and entered before someone could say , " Come in , " or , " Stay out . " Beyond the door , Tkach found himself facing a quite beau- tiful blond young woman , full and athletic ...
... sighed deeply , feeling sorry for himself , knocked , and entered before someone could say , " Come in , " or , " Stay out . " Beyond the door , Tkach found himself facing a quite beau- tiful blond young woman , full and athletic ...
Page 149
... sighed , working ahead . “ But I could see enough . I just want to be sure . . . " He rolled Karpo's shoulder firmly and caused a pain that brought a minor grimace to Karpo's pale face . " You are supposed to give vent to some feeling ...
... sighed , working ahead . “ But I could see enough . I just want to be sure . . . " He rolled Karpo's shoulder firmly and caused a pain that brought a minor grimace to Karpo's pale face . " You are supposed to give vent to some feeling ...
Page 191
... sighed , plac- ing Baku gently on the chair he vacated . " I'll do more tomorrow , " she said . " The records are old . The strings are thin . The boxes heavy . The clerks irritable . " " Thank you , Anna Timofeyeva , " he said , going ...
... sighed , plac- ing Baku gently on the chair he vacated . " I'll do more tomorrow , " she said . " The records are old . The strings are thin . The boxes heavy . The clerks irritable . " " Thank you , Anna Timofeyeva , " he said , going ...
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