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The Airlocked Room Mystery
2021
First Published
3.81
Average Rating
162
Number of Pages

An intriguing murder mystery that pays homage to Asimov’s seminal robot stories and also to the classic detective tale. Investigator Abbey Oma is dispatched to a remote and failing Martian colony tasked with solving the murder of scientist Jerem Ferrer. The killing took place in an airlock-sealed lab, and the only possible culprit is a robot incapable of harming humans… Abbey soon discovers the case is by no means as open and shut as she might have hoped, with political and commercial interests at stake and local resentments threatening both her work and her very life.

Avg Rating
3.81
Number of Ratings
16
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Author

Tim Major
Tim Major
Author · 11 books
Tim Major is an SF and horror writer based in York, UK. His books include HOPE ISLAND and SNAKESKINS, short story collection AND THE HOUSE LIGHTS DIM and a non-fiction book about the 1915 silent crime film, LES VAMPIRES, which was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award. His short stories have appeared in Interzone, Not One of Us and have been selected for Best of British Science Fiction, Best British Fantasy and Best Horror of the Year. Find out more at www.cosycatastrophes.com
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