Detective-Inspector A. Afton Lamont and her not-quite
human partner, Jerome, are handed the case and follow the trail to Avalon, a
private estate owned by the last son of one of their colony world’s founding
families. It’s also home to a strange community of bohemian artists, plus a
controlling AI who can inhabit a variety of bodies.
In a tale of deception and illusion, of an idyllic rural
paradise underpinned by technology, of dreams made flesh, can Afton and Jerome
discover the murderer in a tangle of lies, secrets and outright magic?
From Author Jilly Paddock (To Die
A Stranger) comes Dead Men Rise Up Never, featuring tales of
mystery, magic, technology, and intrigue. Also included is a short tale
revealing what these intrepid detectives do after solving a high-profile murder
case, which is of course get drunk in a local bar with their colleagues from
Forensics.
Dead Men Rise Up Never (SF/Fantasy)
By Jilly Paddock
Pro Se Press
ISBN #978-1515142195
$15.00
182 Pages
Rating 5-Stars
“Well Written With Interesting Characters.”
Theodore Dexter, a literary and artistic agent is murdered in
front of witnesses. Those who saw the murder swear a unicorn killed him. Police
kill the beast, and it’s sent to the morgue, where the next day a pony is
discovered instead of a unicorn. Why did the witnesses claim they saw a
unicorn? The investigation leads Detective-Inspector A. Afton Lamont and
her partner, Jerome to a private community controlled by one of the leading
families on Siobhos, where law does not have power. The master, Alexander
DuQuesne, is descended from the first family who settled on the planet, and his
word is law. If a murderer is hiding among his followers, the police will be
blocked from making an arrest.
This was an interesting murder mystery, with a tad more fantasy
and magic than science fiction, but the author is a brilliant writer, and the
characters make the story a fun read. Highly recommended to both fantasy and
science fiction readers, as well as anyone who enjoys a good yarn.
Tom Johnson
Author of WORLDS OF TOMORROW
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