3 Edgar Odullu, Amerikali cagdas polisiye romanlarinin onde gelen isimlerinden Lawrence Block’in dogum gunu ( 24 Haziran 1938 )
" ‘ Bay Litzauer'den Barnegat Kitabevi'ni satin aldigin zamani hatirliyor musun ? Iyi bir kitap okuruydun, kitaplari severdin ve kitabevi sahibi olmanin senin icin iyi bir vitrin olacagini dusunursun. Insanlarin evlerine hirsizlik icin girerken kitapciymis gibi davranabilirdin. ’
‘ Eee ? ’
‘ Simdi de hirsizmissin gibi davranirken eski kitaplarin pesinden kosuyorsun. Bu sence komik degil mi? ’ "
“ ‘ Remember when you bought Barnegat Books from Mr. Litzauer ? You were a big reader, and you always liked books, and you figured owning a bookstore would be a good front. You could pretend to be a bookseller while you went on breaking into houses. ’
‘ So ? ’
‘ So now you’re pretending to be a burglar,' she said, ' while you chase around after old books. Don’t you think that’s funny? ’ ”
“ Andy Buckley ‘ Tanri askina! ’ diye haykirdi ve Cadillac'i aci bir frenle durdurdu.
Basimi kaldirdim. Geyik tam onumuzde, belki on metre kadar otede duruyordu. Kuskusuz, far isiklarina yakalanmisti ama yuzunde o beklenilen saskin ifade yoktu. Aksine bir lord gibi her seye hakim bir durumdaydi.
‘ Haydi ’ dedi Andy. ‘ Kicini kaldir bakalim Geyik Efendi. ’
‘ Uzerine dogru git ’ dedi Mick. ‘ Ama yavasca. ’
‘ Buzlugunu geyik etiyle doldurmak istemiyorsun herhalde, ha ? ’ Andy ayagini frenden yavasca cekti, otomobil usulca hayvana dogru kaydi. Geyik beklemedigimiz kadar yaklasmamiza izin verdi, sonra tek bir sicrayisla yoldan cikti ve karanlik tarlalarda kayboldu. ”
“ Andy Buckley said, ‘ Jesus Christ, ’and braked the Cadillac to a stop. I looked up and there was the deer, perhaps a dozen yards away from us in the middle of our lane of traffic. He was unquestionably a deer caught in the headlights, but he didn't have that stunned look the expression is intended to convey. He was lordly, and very much in command.
‘ C'mon, ' Andy said. ‘ Move your ass, Mister Deer. ‘
‘ Move up on him,’ Mick said. ‘But slowly. ‘
‘ You don't want a freezer full of venison, huh ? ’ Andy eased up on the brake and allowed the car to creep forward. The deer let us get surprisingly close before, with one great bound, he was off the road and out of sight in the darkened fields at the roadside. ”



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