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Book 1 of the “The Spear of Destiny” series

The Old Hand and the Burglar

The Old Hand's gang deals in antiques. In this business one cannot do without a virtuoso housebreaker, in thieves' slang a skokar.

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Original publisher:
Eksmo
Year:
2008
Language:
Russian (original)
Pages:
280
ISBN:
978-5-699-31258-0
Translations:
English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (in preparation)
Translated edition published as:
Charles Ashford
The Old Hand and the BurglarExcerpt in Russian.

About the book

The Old Hand's gang deals in antiques. In this business one cannot do without a virtuoso housebreaker, in thieves' slang a skokar. Fomich is exactly such a virtuoso. It is he whom the Old Hand orders to steal a unique relic from the house of retired General Satorpin. Had the Old Hand known that Fomich is an informer of the police lieutenant colonel Volostnov, he would have dropped the job. But the game has already begun, and at stake are not only the lives of its participants but the fate of the country...

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The Old Hand and the Burglar