02843cam a22003853u 4500 66756 UtSlPG 20260610134536.0 m cr n 260607r20211956utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Fairman, Paul W., 1909-1977 Dalrymple's Equation Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2021 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1956 Release date is 2021-11-17 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dalrymple's Equation" by Paul W. Fairman is a science fiction murder mystery written in the mid-1950s. The book revolves around the strange case of a young man found dead in a bar under suspicious circumstances, leading two homicide detectives to unravel the mystery. The intriguing plot combines elements of police work with a mathematical approach to problem-solving, introduced by a mysterious character named Tennyson Dalrymple, who claims to have come from another planet. The story unfolds when detectives Kennedy and Donovan are called to investigate the suspicious death of Arthur Davis, whose drink contains arsenic. Their investigation leads them to a bartender named Timothy Garver, who insists he is innocent. Unexpectedly, Dalrymple appears, claiming that he can solve the case using a mathematical equation. As the detectives reluctantly engage with Dalrymple, he presents a complex series of symbols that ultimately reveal that the poison was inadvertently added to the drinks by Garver, who was unaware it was lethal. The case, however, becomes more sinister as they discover connections to attempted murder. After solving the initial mystery, the story takes a twist as Dalrymple, now a suspect for possible future crimes, leaves the detectives to question if he is more than just a clever eccentric—touching on the implications of his true identity and intentions, leaving the detectives and readers with lingering questions about his abilities and origins. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: Greenleaf Publishing Company, 1956 Science fiction Short stories Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Police -- Fiction Terry, W. E., 1921-1992 Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1956 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66756 107578 107578