Florida Grand Theft and Other Tales: Crime and Sci-fi Short Stories

"Florida Grand Theft & Other Tales" is a collection of sixteen crime and science fiction short stories.
Some of the tales are strictly fictional crime stories. Others are solely in the science fiction genre. Many other yarns combine both crime and sci-fi genres.

Here are headlines from the crime stories in this volume:
"Florida Grand Theft" -- A purse is a tempting target for a lady unable to pay rent.
"BART and Ernie" -- A grocery cashier confronts crime on a BART train.
"One in a Billion Women" -- A wily hacker raids election computers in New York City.
"Death by Snub Nose" -- A hobo is accused of murder with weighty evidence against him.
"Tragedy in Tahoe" -- A horrific crime takes place at Lake Tahoe.
"Operation Laser Eye" -- Police relentlessly track troubled teens.
"Ribs of a Pig" -- A new crime-scene technician seeks to impress a young woman.

Here are headlines from the science fiction stories in this book:
"Robot Man" -- Will a robot body save a sick man’s life?
"The Potential President" -- An unlikely candidate runs for president of the U.S.
"Big Brother's Bracelets" -- As a deadly virus plagues Earth, a feuding couple adjusts their lives.
"Buzz" -- A robotic bee is a key undercover agent.
"The DNA of History" -- Ant-sized extraterrestrials visit a boy, affecting his entire life.
"Adventures in Time" -- An astronaut sends a dispatch as his ship careens toward a black hole.
"Until Death Do Us Part" -- Micro-robots play a key role in a crime.
"The Amazing Mr. Smith" -- A young man with a hairy body copes with his condition.
"Mr. GoodBot" -- A brainy, talking robot helps a pair of people start a business.

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Florida Grand Theft and Other Tales: Crime and Sci-fi Short Stories

"Florida Grand Theft & Other Tales" is a collection of sixteen crime and science fiction short stories.
Some of the tales are strictly fictional crime stories. Others are solely in the science fiction genre. Many other yarns combine both crime and sci-fi genres.

Here are headlines from the crime stories in this volume:
"Florida Grand Theft" -- A purse is a tempting target for a lady unable to pay rent.
"BART and Ernie" -- A grocery cashier confronts crime on a BART train.
"One in a Billion Women" -- A wily hacker raids election computers in New York City.
"Death by Snub Nose" -- A hobo is accused of murder with weighty evidence against him.
"Tragedy in Tahoe" -- A horrific crime takes place at Lake Tahoe.
"Operation Laser Eye" -- Police relentlessly track troubled teens.
"Ribs of a Pig" -- A new crime-scene technician seeks to impress a young woman.

Here are headlines from the science fiction stories in this book:
"Robot Man" -- Will a robot body save a sick man’s life?
"The Potential President" -- An unlikely candidate runs for president of the U.S.
"Big Brother's Bracelets" -- As a deadly virus plagues Earth, a feuding couple adjusts their lives.
"Buzz" -- A robotic bee is a key undercover agent.
"The DNA of History" -- Ant-sized extraterrestrials visit a boy, affecting his entire life.
"Adventures in Time" -- An astronaut sends a dispatch as his ship careens toward a black hole.
"Until Death Do Us Part" -- Micro-robots play a key role in a crime.
"The Amazing Mr. Smith" -- A young man with a hairy body copes with his condition.
"Mr. GoodBot" -- A brainy, talking robot helps a pair of people start a business.

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Florida Grand Theft and Other Tales: Crime and Sci-fi Short Stories

Florida Grand Theft and Other Tales: Crime and Sci-fi Short Stories

by John G. Bluck
Florida Grand Theft and Other Tales: Crime and Sci-fi Short Stories

Florida Grand Theft and Other Tales: Crime and Sci-fi Short Stories

by John G. Bluck

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"Florida Grand Theft & Other Tales" is a collection of sixteen crime and science fiction short stories.
Some of the tales are strictly fictional crime stories. Others are solely in the science fiction genre. Many other yarns combine both crime and sci-fi genres.

Here are headlines from the crime stories in this volume:
"Florida Grand Theft" -- A purse is a tempting target for a lady unable to pay rent.
"BART and Ernie" -- A grocery cashier confronts crime on a BART train.
"One in a Billion Women" -- A wily hacker raids election computers in New York City.
"Death by Snub Nose" -- A hobo is accused of murder with weighty evidence against him.
"Tragedy in Tahoe" -- A horrific crime takes place at Lake Tahoe.
"Operation Laser Eye" -- Police relentlessly track troubled teens.
"Ribs of a Pig" -- A new crime-scene technician seeks to impress a young woman.

Here are headlines from the science fiction stories in this book:
"Robot Man" -- Will a robot body save a sick man’s life?
"The Potential President" -- An unlikely candidate runs for president of the U.S.
"Big Brother's Bracelets" -- As a deadly virus plagues Earth, a feuding couple adjusts their lives.
"Buzz" -- A robotic bee is a key undercover agent.
"The DNA of History" -- Ant-sized extraterrestrials visit a boy, affecting his entire life.
"Adventures in Time" -- An astronaut sends a dispatch as his ship careens toward a black hole.
"Until Death Do Us Part" -- Micro-robots play a key role in a crime.
"The Amazing Mr. Smith" -- A young man with a hairy body copes with his condition.
"Mr. GoodBot" -- A brainy, talking robot helps a pair of people start a business.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940165021770
Publisher: John G. Bluck
Publication date: 10/04/2021
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 275 KB

About the Author

John G. Bluck retired from NASA as a public affairs officer. Previously, he was the Chief of Imaging Technology at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Before that, he worked at NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, where he produced numerous NASA documentaries for television. Earlier in his career he was a broadcast engineer for the ABC radio network at WMAL-AM/FM, Washington, DC. At WMAL-TV (now WJLA-TV), in Washington he was a news film cameraman who covered local news, crime, sports, and politics including Watergate. In 1976 he was named the National Press Photographer's Association runner-up cameraman of the year in the Northeast. In addition, he was a member of the White House News Photographers’ Association. During the Vietnam War he was an Army journalist at Ft. Lewis, Washington.

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