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How can you not be intrigued by a premise that starts off like this? Noel Glass is a contradiction. He is also a down on his luck snoop, a private detective working the dirty streets of Industry City just trying to make a buck. He's a bit of a boozer. Oh yeah, and a certified genius on the verge of a major breakthrough.
She Murdered Me with Science takes the best parts of the pulp era and infuses them with witty dialogue, intriguing characters, and real-world 1950's events. Noel Glass easily takes place next to his 50's detective counterparts. He's grim and gruff when he has to be, but he's always the smartest man in the room. What more could you ask for in a private detective? Oh, okay, he's damned entertaining to read about too.
David Boop's novel is a fun, wild ride that you'll have trouble putting down once you start reading it.
Bobby Nash
Writer - Evil Ways, Lance
Star: Sky Ranger
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Did you know: Technocracy: A form of government in which scientists and technical experts administer. |
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I had a dream of a hairless man running down an alleyway.
He's being pursued, but he doesn't know by who.
He runs into a crowd of people and thinks he's escaped.
Instead, his head explodes. When I woke up, I had no idea what had killed him or why?
A lot of people ask me why a Japanese man has a Chinese name. I have to back this up with history. Many Japanese also came over to work the railroads, along with Chinese, but rail bosses couldn't tell one "slant-eye" from another, so they’d just go down the line naming them Chin, Chang, Lee, and so forth. With everything that happened during WWII, many Japanese chose to not change names back to better blend in with the populous (and avoid internment camps.) Thus, the legend of Wan Lee is revealed.
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It's 1953 and disgraced scientist Noel Glass works as a P.I. to redeem himself for a deadly experiment that cost the lives of six people,
including his fiancée's.
In walks a rich recluse who offers information that Glass was framed for the deadly accident. As Glass struggles to clear his name, he uncovers an evil organization bent on using his own invention for world domination. Who can Glass trust when everyone is keeping secrets? His mysterious Japanese sidekick - Wan Lee? The sultry blues singer - Merlot Sterling? The man-mountain bodyguard - Vincent Richmond? From the desolate streets of Industry City, Colorado to a showdown in Chi-town, Glass encounters death at every turn. As he's pursued by two Mayan hit men determined to make him history, Glass must rediscover the self he lost years ago and face off against the one ghost he swore he laid to rest. She Murdered Me with Science blends detective noir with the pulp science fiction of Forties and Fifties. A child science prodigy, Glass uses forensics to solve crimes long before it was considered a legitimate resource for the police. He's part Sherlock Holmes - part Mike Hammer. Through his quest, Glass interacts with historical figures like J. Edgar Hoover, DNA Scientist James Watson and Photojournalist Art Shay. The story interweaves true events from the beginnings of the Cold War era with a fictional Armageddon. Glass also gets drawn into the growing racial tensions of the times, including the Trumple Park Riots, because of his femme fatale, the chanteuse Merlot. Cut from classic females of the era, Merlot takes no prisoners on stage or in the bedroom. She Murdered Me with Science is laced with the blues, packed with action and armed to kill. |
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