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_aBrown, Wenzell, _d1911-1981 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aMurderer's chain |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Fantastic Universe March 1960 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2023-02-26 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"Murderer's Chain" by Wenzell Brown is a crime fiction novel written in the early 1960s. This intriguing tale explores themes of greed and deception in a futuristic setting where Martians and humans interact. The narrative centers around a plot to murder a wealthy mother-in-law for her fortune, highlighting the desperation and moral decay of the protagonist. The story follows the main character, who becomes obsessed with his financial troubles and the opportunity to invest in a lucrative venture on a new planet, Balsavius Six. In his quest for money, he concocts a plan to kill his mother-in-law, Maudie, who is unyielding in her refusal to fund his ambitions. He acquires a mysterious necklace made of a deadly substance called Malutrex, which will kill the wearer without leaving evidence of foul play. As the evening unfolds, he executes his plan, but once Maudie is dead, everything spirals out of control when the police intervene. The twist reveals that Lieutenant Onsett, a Martian in disguise, is onto him, and he finds himself ensnared by his own deadly scheme. This gripping narrative delves into the psychological consequences of crime and the unexpected twists of fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Great American Publications, Inc., 1960 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aMurderers -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aMartians -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aMothers-in-law -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aJewelry -- Fiction | ||
| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Fantastic Universe March 1960 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70154 |
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