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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... recognized the assistant inspector . The guard was about fifty , his tie stained with sweat . " She's- " he began . " I see , " Karpo said softly , watching the woman amble ahead , clearing a path with her trombone case . 118.
... recognized the assistant inspector . The guard was about fifty , his tie stained with sweat . " She's- " he began . " I see , " Karpo said softly , watching the woman amble ahead , clearing a path with her trombone case . 118.
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... trombone case . " Go back to the museum . 99 " I'll go back to the museum , " the guard repeated , and Karpo moved past him through the crowd as the first drops of rain came from the dark , angry sky . SEVEN " And so I had Officer ...
... trombone case . " Go back to the museum . 99 " I'll go back to the museum , " the guard repeated , and Karpo moved past him through the crowd as the first drops of rain came from the dark , angry sky . SEVEN " And so I had Officer ...
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... trombone case , Emil Karpo felt an aching numbness that made him want to shift his arm as if he had slept on it for a generation or two . Except for an occasional umbrella carrier or person so in- tent on getting somewhere that they ...
... trombone case , Emil Karpo felt an aching numbness that made him want to shift his arm as if he had slept on it for a generation or two . Except for an occasional umbrella carrier or person so in- tent on getting somewhere that they ...
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