She Murdered Me with Science
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- Synopsis
- It&’s 1953 and I&’m a shamus working the streets of Industry City. I don&’t rely on instinct; science is my game. The cases I get, and the booze I drink, keep oblivion just a step away. That is, until some rich recluse walks in and tells me that accident from all this years ago was a set-up, a frame job, and I was meant to take the fall.Now I have to clear my name… like that&’s easy. Everyone&’s keeping secrets. Who can I trust? My neighbor, the mysteriously connected Wan Lee? Or the songbird Merlot Sterling? Her lies are almost as beautiful as her voice. Even the muscle-bound bodyguard I inherited can&’t keep the hit men, spies — or my own government — from trying to put me six-feet under.You see, this secret organization believes I know something and wants to keep me quiet. All I do know is they&’re aiming to remake the world into their own twisted image using a device I created. They&’ve already axed one world leader, and Ike could be next.God, I could use a shot of bourbon and some answers, but neither comes cheap these days.It&’s 1953 and scientist-turned P.I. Noel Glass is tortured with the guilt of an early experiment gone awry. When a rich recluse offers proof that the accident was a set-up, Glass swears to clear his name. However, a clandestine organization is trying to conquer the world using his &“failed&” invention, but Glass stands in their way. Who can he trust when everyone has secrets? The songbird with a mean right hook? His Asian mobster best friend? Can Noel ignite his lost soul and face the ghost he swore he laid to rest?
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 331 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781614755630
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781614755623
- Publisher:
- WordFire Press LLC
- Date of Addition:
- 08/18/23
- Copyrighted By:
- David Boop
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.