All the Old Knives (22 page)

Authors: Olen Steinhauer

I say, “Yes, Treble.”

“Listen,” he says, breathing hard, “I've got her. Right here in front of me. She's just walking down the street. Very slow. I think she's crying.”

“Oh,” I say.

“If you want it done, now's the time. I don't know when I'll get another opportunity like this.”

“I see.”

“It's up to you, Piccolo. There'll be nothing left. I can do this clean.”

When I cough, my throat burns. I say, “Natch.”

“What?”

I blink. Someone's turning down the lights in the restaurant, or maybe it's just me.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

OLEN STEINHAUER
, the
New York Times
bestselling author of nine previous novels, is a Dashiell Hammett Award winner, a two-time Edgar Award finalist, and has also been short-listed for the Anthony, the Macavity, the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and the Barry awards. He has also written the film script for
All the Old Knives,
which has been optioned by Nick Wechsler and Chockstone Pictures. Raised in Virginia, he lives in New York and Budapest, Hungary. Visit
www.olensteinhauer.com
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CONTENTS

Also by Olen Steinhauer

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

ALL THE OLD KNIVES.

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ISBN 978-1-250-04542-3 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4668-4406-3 (e-book)

e-ISBN 9781466844063

First Edition: March 2015

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