The Scorpion SignalQuiller's latest adventure finds the Bureau's top intelligence agent in a desperate manhunt behind the Iron Curtin. A renegade agent has his finger on the trigger for the ultimate assassination. If Quiller fails to stop him, the results could explode into World War III. |
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Page 108
... smell of leather , black tobacco , gun oil , and the ancient smells that breathe from the walls of old buildings . " Search him in there and then bring him to my office . Is Colonel Vader in the building ? ” " Yes , Captain . " " Tell ...
... smell of leather , black tobacco , gun oil , and the ancient smells that breathe from the walls of old buildings . " Search him in there and then bring him to my office . Is Colonel Vader in the building ? ” " Yes , Captain . " " Tell ...
Page 143
... smell the gun oil . They would all be armed . They walked in step with Vader , but I didn't follow the rhythm . Once , as we passed the main offices near the entrance to the building , the squat man looked down and gave my foot a quick ...
... smell the gun oil . They would all be armed . They walked in step with Vader , but I didn't follow the rhythm . Once , as we passed the main offices near the entrance to the building , the squat man looked down and gave my foot a quick ...
Page 264
... smell of the river came through the open door , the smell of dead fish and diesel oil and rotting wood . Drive him as far as the river , Schrenk had said in front of me , as if I hadn't been there , as if I were already dead . You don't ...
... smell of the river came through the open door , the smell of dead fish and diesel oil and rotting wood . Drive him as far as the river , Schrenk had said in front of me , as if I hadn't been there , as if I were already dead . You don't ...
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