Project Gutenberg 2007-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 139 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Martinez Dead Giveaway Produced from Astounding Science Fiction August 1959. Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dead Giveaway" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book centers around a cultural mystery, exploring themes of alien civilizations and the significance of artifacts left behind on distant planets. It follows Dr. Dave Turnbull, a scholar who becomes embroiled in an investigation regarding the disappearance of his mentor, Scholar James Duckworth. The story unfolds as Turnbull, returning to Earth after a research expedition, finds a series of distressing letters from Duckworth that hint at his departure for a mysterious research project on the planet Mendez. Turnbull's search for the missing scholar leads him to uncover deeper secrets tied to Centaurus City, an ancient and enigmatic alien civilization. As Turnbull delves into the mysteries of Duckworth's undertaking, he learns about the implications of the artifacts found there and the profound cultural insights they may contain. Ultimately, the investigation reveals implications for humanity’s understanding of its place in the universe, as Turnbull confronts the possibility that their existence unfolds under the watchful eyes of advanced beings. The narrative deftly navigates themes of knowledge, humility, and the thirst for understanding of the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Missing persons -- Fiction Extinct cities -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 85336 2025-08-10T05:57:49.476489 text/html 82021 2007-12-27T08:44:48 text/html 225448 2025-08-10T05:57:53.981522 application/epub+zip 223716 2025-08-10T05:57:51.305514 application/epub+zip 98983 2025-08-10T05:57:50.166516 application/epub+zip 309557 2025-08-10T05:57:55.964463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301887 2025-08-10T05:57:53.186472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147185 2022-09-11T08:11:38.310866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74965 2025-08-10T05:57:48.993519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 74871 2007-12-27T08:44:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 74862 2007-12-27T08:44:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21665 2025-08-10T05:57:56.104463 application/rdf+xml 11686 2025-08-10T05:57:50.653535 image/jpeg 3251 2025-08-10T05:57:50.411487 image/jpeg 28679 2007-12-27T08:44:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 151577 2007-12-27T08:44:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 28661 2007-12-27T08:44:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 220228 2025-08-10T05:57:49.494525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia