Stop Look and Dig: Restored Classics to Go Edition

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In a future city where telepathy has transformed both policing and crime, private investigator Steve Hammond relies on his own limited psychic perception to survive a case that turns deadly from the first ambush. After a hidden gunman stalks him through the streets, Hammond fights back, only to be drawn into a web of murder, extortion, and organized crime that reaches far beyond a single contract. The arrival of powerful esper Lieutenant Williamson and the discovery of incriminating evidence in Peter Rambaugh's apartment suggest that every clue is being watched by minds as dangerous as any weapon. When Martha Franklin, a beautiful mental sensitive, appears at the center of the investigation, Hammond discovers she is not a helpless bystander but a manipulative force with her own secrets and a long history of blackmail. Brutally attacked, tortured, and forced into a deadly bargain, he learns that Scarmann lies at the heart of the conspiracy. In this hard-boiled science-fiction noir, psychic power becomes a tool of seduction, coercion, and justice, while Hammond must outthink enemies who can read his every move. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
In a future city where telepathy has transformed both policing and crime, private investigator Steve Hammond relies on his own limited psychic perception to survive a case that turns deadly from the first ambush. After a hidden gunman stalks him through the streets, Hammond fights back, only to b...

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George O. Smith, born George Oliver Smith in 1911, was an American writer whose imagination helped shape the golden age of science fiction. Trained as an engineer and deeply interested in the practical possibilities of science, he brought a distinctly technical yet playful intelligence to his fiction, blending hard-edged speculation with wit, suspense, and a fascination with how ordinary people adapt to extraordinary inventions. Over the course of his career, he became best known for inventive stories and novels that explored space travel, communication, alien contact, and the social consequences of technological change, earning a respected place among mid-century science fiction writers. His work often turns on clever problem-solving and the meeting point between scientific possibility and human behavior, giving his stories a brisk, optimistic energy that still feels fresh. Beneath the gadgets and futuristic settings, he returned again and again to themes of curiosity, ingenuity, teamwork, and the uneasy balance between progress and responsibility—ideas that remain strikingly relevant in an age shaped by rapid innovation and constant technological disruption. Smith's legacy lies in his ability to make science fiction both accessible and intellectually lively, offering readers stories that are as much about the human mind as they are about the future. Today, he will especially appeal to readers who enjoy classic science fiction, engineering-minded speculation, and adventurous tales that imagine tomorrow with humor and confidence.

George O. Smith, born George Oliver Smith in 1911, was an American writer whose imagination helped shape the golden age of science fiction. Trained as an engineer and deeply interested in the practical possibilities of science, he brought a distinctly technical yet playful intelligence to his fic...

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