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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... voice over the mad , steady rush of bath water behind and the clash of voices below . " Lev , " she cried , " it's time to come up . 99 The older boy , whose face was inches away from her brother's , took the call as his sign of victory ...
... voice over the mad , steady rush of bath water behind and the clash of voices below . " Lev , " she cried , " it's time to come up . 99 The older boy , whose face was inches away from her brother's , took the call as his sign of victory ...
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... voice to the perspiring policeman . " I want to talk , " Sash said . " Talk , " said the man without removing his goggles . " It is confidential , " Sasha went on . " Your name was given to me by a friend who did not wish his name to be ...
... voice to the perspiring policeman . " I want to talk , " Sash said . " Talk , " said the man without removing his goggles . " It is confidential , " Sasha went on . " Your name was given to me by a friend who did not wish his name to be ...
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... voice break against the far wall of darkness . The old man did not turn immediately as Rostnikov stepped forward and turned off the record player . Silence thundered , and Rostnikov was suddenly aware of the mop squeaking over the floor ...
... voice break against the far wall of darkness . The old man did not turn immediately as Rostnikov stepped forward and turned off the record player . Silence thundered , and Rostnikov was suddenly aware of the mop squeaking over the floor ...
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