Of All The Gin Joints In The Universe

By Richard Paolinelli

One detective. Two suspects. A conspiracy big enough to kill them all.

In the far reaches of the galaxy in the 25th Century, Space Station 1964-known to the locals as "Norma"-is the last place a man can disappear without falling off the map entirely. That's exactly why ex-Galactic Justice Inspector Samuel Archer Spade set up shop here. Cigarette in hand, fedora on head, he keeps to himself... until a woman in red walks into The Galaxy's Edge and drops a problem in his lap.

She says she's Sandra Dobbs, an antiquities dealer hounded by a persistent ex-associate. Spade's high-tech lie detectors say otherwise-her real name is Natasha Carter, and she's wanted for questioning about a missing statue that might just contain the legendary Hope Diamond.

Two days later, the man she's running from walks in, swearing she stole it from him. Both tell convincing stories. Both are hiding something. And somewhere between their conflicting truths might lay a jewel worth a fortune... and more than one reason to get killed for.

In a galaxy where law is a matter of politics and survival depends on which lies you believe, Sam Spade is about to discover that chasing the truth might be the most dangerous case of his career.

For he is about to uncover a dirty little secret. Innocent people are being framed for crimes they didn't commit by Galactic Justice itself, using the device that is supposed to uncover only the truth to do it. Worse still, the HALO is being used to program people into killers.

That's a secret GalJus is willing to kill for and both Sam, and his client, are right at the top of their list.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKTQDH29
• ISBN13: 9798284576991
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"