The Scapegoat
They met purely by chance, Jean the Frenchman and John the Englishman. Standing before the mirror in the restaurant, they gazed at their reflections. It was uncanny; they were as alike as identical twins. Amazed at the resemblance, the ate and drank and talked together. The next morning, John...
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They met purely by chance, Jean the Frenchman and John the Englishman. Standing before the mirror in the restaurant, they gazed at their reflections. It was uncanny; they were as alike as identical twins. Amazed at the resemblance, the ate and drank and talked together. The next morning, John awakened from a drugged sleep to find himself in a strange hotel. The Frenchman h
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Format: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN:
671754327
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 329
Edition language: English
‘What do you mean – five o’clock?’ I said. I glanced at the window. It was broad daylight, and I could hear the sound of traffic outside. ‘It is five o’clock in the evening,’ said the chauffeur. ‘Monsieur le Comte has slept very soundly all the day. I have been waiting here since eleven o’clock th...
Very good. One of her best.