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Название книги: Abandon
Автор(ы): Carla Neggers
Жанр: Триллер
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Abandon-149999.html
The sixth book in the U.S. Marshall series, 2007
To Bettye-Kate Hall
One
Andrew Rook focused on a seed that had broken loose from a thin slice of lemon in his ice water, because if he didn’t distract himself, he was going to jump across the polished, black lacquered table and throttle J. Harris Mayer, the would-be informant who had set up this meeting.If they switched drinks, Rook thought, maybe Harris would choke on the lemon seed.They were sitting along the back wall of a quiet bar in an upscale hotel four blocks from the White House. In his day, Harris had served two presidents. But it wasn’t his day anymore. He was an outcast, caught five years ago in a gambling scandal that had cost him his job and his reputation, if not his trust fund or his freedom. Many people – including Rook – believed criminal charges should have been filed against him, but Harris, once a federal judge, had managed to skate.“We’ve been here a half hour,” Rook said. “Get to the point.”Harris ran a pinkish fingertip along the rim of his beer glass. He
Название книги: Abandon
Автор(ы): Carla Neggers
Жанр: Триллер
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Abandon-149999.html
The sixth book in the U.S. Marshall series, 2007
To Bettye-Kate Hall
One
Andrew Rook focused on a seed that had broken loose from a thin slice of lemon in his ice water, because if he didn’t distract himself, he was going to jump across the polished, black lacquered table and throttle J. Harris Mayer, the would-be informant who had set up this meeting.If they switched drinks, Rook thought, maybe Harris would choke on the lemon seed.They were sitting along the back wall of a quiet bar in an upscale hotel four blocks from the White House. In his day, Harris had served two presidents. But it wasn’t his day anymore. He was an outcast, caught five years ago in a gambling scandal that had cost him his job and his reputation, if not his trust fund or his freedom. Many people – including Rook – believed criminal charges should have been filed against him, but Harris, once a federal judge, had managed to skate.“We’ve been here a half hour,” Rook said. “Get to the point.”Harris ran a pinkish fingertip along the rim of his beer glass. He
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