A Justiceman Episode (4) Part of the The Post Sickness World of Phoenicia universe
Murder on the Mogollon Rim. Alex is almost close enough to catch the killer red-handed and there is plenty of evidence to get a conviction. The question is what to do with a killer you don't want to hang...
I spent 18 years preparing for a war that never happened. This is what might have happened had the USSR attacked in the early 1990's. My hero's roll is small, yet pivotal.
Jeorling, a wealthy American, has entertained himself with private studies of the wildlife on the Kerguelen Islands and is now looking for a passage back to the USA. Halbrane is one of the first ships to arrive at Kerguelen, and its captain somewhat reluctantly agrees to have Jeorling as a passenger as far as Tristan da Cunha. Underway, they meet a stray iceberg with a dead body on it...
A group of men, including the narrator, are listening to the Time Traveller discuss his theory that time is the fourth dimension. The Time Traveller produces a miniature time machine and makes it disappear into thin air. The next week, the guests return, to find their host stumble in, looking disheveled and tired. They sit down after dinner, and the Time Traveller begins his story.
A masters student does some research into the Apollo 11 moon landing and the claimed hoax. He has some startling discoveries to announce when he delivers his final paper.
A Justiceman Episode (3) Part of the The Post Sickness World of Phoenicia universe
Is it murder, or a justified killing? As the territory's new 'Justiceman', Alex must find a way to make that determination, but first he's got to bring the killer in without getting himself killed.