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“His blazing red filly switched leads and spurted forward, flattening out and making up ground. Francine left the other horses behind and lunged after Miss Smith. Was there enough track left for her to catch the leader?”

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“He felt the gun buck in his hand, saw his target fall forward, but he heard nothing. He was deaf.”

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“When Pletcher smiled up at him, he began flexing his fingers. He might even have growled faintly.”

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“The dog was standing guard at the rail of the Hatteras, looking at the harbormaster and a woman on the pier in front of her.”

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“Your contact’s codename is Stolichnaya.”

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“If he sent her on her way, her mission would have been a failure. He looked at her long legs. He shook her hand, holding it a second too long.”

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“Pletcher went out to Ethyl, who was still sitting in the weather, water droplets on her dense coat blinking in the hazy light like sea sparkle in the night off Bimini.”

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“The animal bounded down the dock in huge strides.”

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“There were no other vessels in the sound; the big white sports fisherman streaked along like a solitary comet on the surface of the world.”

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“Can you tell us what happened, Percy? All right if I call you Percy?” “Yes, if I can call you Harry.” The detective smiled thinly. Janet Bruno did not smile at all.”

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“He set his feet. As Billy Martin scrambled away, the big Russian bore in, eyes glittering, and lips pulled back.”

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“That sounds like Russian interference to me.” “Agreed.” They sat sipping their drinks. “Should we even be drinking vodka?”

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“The big Hatteras roared south, ducking in to come up under Montauk. He slowed her after dark and cruised the Atlantic coast of Long Island westward into Brooklyn on autopilot.”

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“When the train left the station, Pletcher drove back to Possum Misery Lane as the sun was setting over Oyster Bay, hoping to spy a little on the Russian diplomatic estate.”

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