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Tag Archives: 1958

The Cosmic Rape – Theodore Sturgeon

2017-03-16

An alien spore infects a homeless alcoholic, first steps towards infecting and dominating the world… but it expected to face a hive-mind, not a species of individuals.

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A Case of Conscience – James Blish

2017-01-21

Father Ruiz-Sanchez, biologist and Jesuit priest, struggles with a moral and ethical dilemma: a planet whose inhabitants are innately peaceful, moral, and without God.

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Borderline – Lawrence Block

2016-12-11

Four tales from Lawrence Block’s early days, living on the border between sleaze and crime: south-o-the-border short novel Border Lust, two short stories, and the detective novella “Stag Party Girl.”

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Even the Wicked – Ed McBain

2016-10-15

Zach Blake and his daughter Penny return to Martha’s Vineyard, seeking the truth behind the “accidental” death of their wife/mother Mary.

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Inter Ice Age 4 – Kōbō Abe

2015-08-20

When the Japanese scientists who’ve developed a prognostication device set their machine to track an individual, they uncover the greatest scientific conspiracy of their age.

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The Enemy Stars – Poul Anderson

2014-07-03

Four human crewmen are stranded light-years from earth when their ship is damaged; the novel tells the how they cope while attempting repairs.

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Case of the Cop’s Wife – Milton K. Ozaki

2013-07-13

Pregnant policeman’s wife is nabbed along with the loot following a massive department-store heist; she’s now a hostage, as her husband fights against time to find her.

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The Red Scarf – Gil Brewer

2012-12-15

Roy Nichols is up to his neck in debt. His salvation comes in the form of a briefcase packed with cash. However, the money’s Mafia owners may have something to say about Roy using it.

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Baby Moll – John Farris

2012-10-23

Ex-Syndicate hood gone clean is pulled back into the underworld when his former boss’s life is threatened by a mysterious figure from the depths of the shady past.

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The Big Time – Fritz Leiber

2012-07-10

A lengthy look at a rest and recuperation center for soldiers fighting a war across the time-streams. A unique Hugo winner closer to a stage play than a novel.

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The Gutter and the Grave – Ed McBain

2012-04-06

Drunken vagrant and ex-detective Matt Cordell agrees to help an acquaintance solve some petty theft. They stumble upon murder. Looks like Cordell’s got a job to do.

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