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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... Street arm in arm . People who passed them in the late afternoon assumed the man had obtained his flattened nose in some hockey or soccer game . He was burly , rugged looking , and his straight black hair , falling over his forehead ...
... Street arm in arm . People who passed them in the late afternoon assumed the man had obtained his flattened nose in some hockey or soccer game . He was burly , rugged looking , and his straight black hair , falling over his forehead ...
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... street was relatively clear . Cars passed , the sound of traffic rattled past them , and pedestrians ambled forward , carrying cloth shopping bags and briefcases . Standing on the sidewalk , his eyes toward the front of the apartment ...
... street was relatively clear . Cars passed , the sound of traffic rattled past them , and pedestrians ambled forward , carrying cloth shopping bags and briefcases . Standing on the sidewalk , his eyes toward the front of the apartment ...
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... Street and passed the entrance to the Soviet Peace Committee Building , the sky rumbled distinctly . " Let's hurry , " a man growled at a young woman in high heels who gave him an angry glare as they passed Vera . The street was filled ...
... Street and passed the entrance to the Soviet Peace Committee Building , the sky rumbled distinctly . " Let's hurry , " a man growled at a young woman in high heels who gave him an angry glare as they passed Vera . The street was filled ...
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