Towards Zero
It was February 14th and there was only one person in the room and only sound to be heard was the scratching of that person's pen as it traced line after line across the paper. There was no one to read the words that were being traced. If there had been, they would hardly have believed their...
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It was February 14th and there was only one person in the room and only sound to be heard was the scratching of that person's pen as it traced line after line across the paper.
There was no one to read the words that were being traced. If there had been, they would hardly have believed their eyes. For what was being written was a clear, carefully datailed project for murder.
The figure sitting writing rised its head. Across the serious face a smile came. It was a smile that was not quite sane.
The figure drew a deep breath. There was one thing lacking still...
With a smile the writer traced a date - a date in September.
źródło opisu: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1980
źródło okładki: http://img6a.flixcart.com/image/book/2/9/6/towards...»
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Format: papier
ISBN:
000231827X
Publish date: 1980 (data przybliżona)
Publisher: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd
Pages no: 220
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Murder Mystery,
Fiction
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