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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... stopped with a jerk , and she reached over to throw the door open . Only then did she look back at the man , who said , " The roof . How do I get to the roof ? " Elena knew she should ask a question , challenge his au- thority , demand ...
... stopped with a jerk , and she reached over to throw the door open . Only then did she look back at the man , who said , " The roof . How do I get to the roof ? " Elena knew she should ask a question , challenge his au- thority , demand ...
Page 130
... stopped , took a small bottle out of her pocket , removed some green pills , and threw them into her mouth . Then she turned her head upward to the sky to take in rain to wash down the pills . The rain hit her face , pushing her hair ...
... stopped , took a small bottle out of her pocket , removed some green pills , and threw them into her mouth . Then she turned her head upward to the sky to take in rain to wash down the pills . The rain hit her face , pushing her hair ...
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... stopped before a wooden door that was darker than others they had passed . He did not knock but stepped in , with Rostnikov behind him . They were standing in a small office , which was carpeted . It seemed as if they had stepped into ...
... stopped before a wooden door that was darker than others they had passed . He did not knock but stepped in , with Rostnikov behind him . They were standing in a small office , which was carpeted . It seemed as if they had stepped into ...
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