Den of Thieves. David Chandler

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СКАЧАТЬ Forty

      “I’m half of a mind to string you up anyway,…

      Chapter Forty-One

      And then Cutbill was alone. For quite a while he…

      Chapter Forty-Two

      Sir Croy had been raised to be a knight, to…

      Chapter Forty-Three

      Malden needed a plan, desperately. He needed some stratagem that…

      Chapter Forty-Four

      Kemper drew too many stares after that to allow any…

      Chapter Forty-Five

      It was not difficult to get into the Burgrave’s palace,…

      Chapter Forty-Six

      It was not Anselm Vry who next approached Hazoth’s villa,…

      Chapter Forty-Seven

      When Malden’s eyes adjusted he found himself in a broad…

      Chapter Forty-Eight

      “So you can read, boy? I’m impressed.”

      Chapter Forty-Nine

      Hazoth rose from his chair and went over to one…

      Chapter Fifty

      Kemper had been reluctant to help Malden in his reconnaissance…

      Part III

      The Crew

      Interlude

      Chapter Fifty-One

      There were many eyes watching Hazoth’s villa the next day,…

      Chapter Fifty-Two

      An hour or so later the watchmen trooped down the…

      Chapter Fifty-Three

      Despite the cool day, the palfrey was panting and its…

      Chapter Fifty-Four

      Ahead of him, at the main gate leading down into…

      Chapter Fifty-Five

      There was nothing Croy wanted more than to just lie…

      Chapter Fifty-Six

      “It’s just as I said, ha ha,” Tyron told them.

      Chapter Fifty-Seven

      Croy didn’t die in the night. He didn’t wake up…

      Chapter Fifty-Eight

      Kemper held the sword as far away from himself as…

      Chapter Fifty-Nine

      Later that day, Malden climbed up on top of a…

      Chapter Sixty

      The button seller looked up with a broad smile as…

      Chapter Sixty-One

      Malden spent the day drawing crude maps of the villa,…

      Chapter Sixty-Two

      “Milady,” Malden said, bowing low. “I thank you from the…

      Chapter Sixty-Three

      “But … why?” Malden asked. He thought of the mural…

      Chapter Sixty-Four

      “I’m afraid I’ve been of little help, save to make…

      Chapter Sixty-Five

      Malden sent Kemper to keep an eye on Hazoth’s villa—discreetly—while…

      Chapter Sixty-Six

      “Where are we going?” Croy asked as they headed up…

      Chapter Sixty-Seven

      The river Skrait was the Free City’s lifeblood. It flowed…

      Chapter Sixty-Eight

      Malden looked to right and left, but there was nowhere…

      Chapter Sixty-Nine

      A new and much improved plan had begun to come…

      Chapter Seventy

      When Croy came in, an hour later, Malden and Cythera…

      Part IV

      The Job

      Interlude

      Chapter Seventy-One

      It was the night before Ladymas, one of the most…

      Chapter Seventy-Two

      At the side of the house, Malden crouched with Kemper…

      Chapter Seventy-Three

      The second floor of the villa was as silent as…

      Chapter Seventy-Four

      Gurrh made no attempt to fight the guards, but they…

      Chapter Seventy-Five

      Croy’s wound throbbed as he strode across the grass. It…

      Chapter Seventy-Six

      Malden crept down a hallway that ran the length of…

      Chapter Seventy-Seven

      Gurrh dropped to one knee. The iron fencepost he’d been…

      Chapter Seventy-Sight

      Malden stepped through the doorway and into the trapped corridor,…

      Chapter Seventy-Nine

      The floor did not ripple or shimmer like liquid. It…

      Chapter Eighty

      Croy took a step forward and nearly collapsed. The wound…

      Chapter Eighty-One

      Hazoth’s sanctum was a long room with high vaulted ceilings…

      Chapter Eighty-Two

      Bikker made no move to draw Acidtongue from its glass-lined…

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