When the engines finally met, there was a deafening clash and the Brighton Express twisted and buckled, tipping its carriages onto the other line and producing a cacophony of screams, howls of pain and groans from the passengers. It was a scene...
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Автор: Манфреди Валерио Массимо
Серия: Интеллектуальный детектив
Язык: русский
Год: 2009
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