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Another planet, another problem. When a banker is shot dead on the
street and the police can't find his killer, his widow calls in Sam
Dane. The dead man's friends say he didn't lie, cheat or steal;
Dane isn't so sure. He follows a trail that leads to interplanetary
politics, kidnapping, murder, torture, and money - lots and lots of
money. Enough money to tempt even an honest man. A science fiction
detective thriller, this sequel to "In the Blood" delivers the same
high tension thrills as the first book.
A collection of eclectic short stories from the slightly bent mind
of Robert J. Sullivan - humor, science fiction, steam punk, horror,
detective. "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down
your pants." - Chuckles the Clown
The Utu festival was only three days old when the first body was
found, 22 year old Gloria Ashlock, naked except for her shoes,
leashed to a column in a warehouse and stabbed 35 times. The
discovery was a shock but not a surprise to the police on
Procrustes; they'd found eleven bodies during last year's festival
and nine the year before. The humans, who had arrived a quarter
century before, would scream and blame it on the indifference of
the native Zherghi to crimes against anyone but themselves. The
Council had agreed if the murders began again they would take
action. They brought in a human detective. When Sam Dane arrived he
found a city given over to drunken debauchery, with the police
overwhelmed by the manic festival and the killer leaving new
victims day after day. Not speaking the language and unable to read
clues on alien faces, Dane looks for any thread to follow back to
the predator. Amid the chaos, where every action is colored by
species, alcohol, sex, violence, greed, ambition and politics, Dane
works against time and the odds to keep the murders from destroying
the city. He discovers that it's easier to bury bodies than
secrets, and that there are worse crimes than murder.
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