Project Gutenberg 2008-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 175 Westlake, Donald E. 1933 2008 Westlake, D. E. (Donald E.) Westlake, Donald Edwin Edmund Ivie, Larry 1936 2014 The Risk Profession Produced from Amazing Stories March 1961. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Risk Profession" by Donald E. Westlake is a science fiction novel written during the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around the world of space exploration and insurance, focusing on a claims investigator's journey through the complexities of a unique retirement plan for asteroid prospectors. The story highlights themes of risk and morality in a futuristic setting filled with dangerous work environments. The plot follows Ged Stanton, a claims investigator for a company that provides retirement plans to "uninsurables," like asteroid prospectors. When Ged is assigned to investigate the suspicious death of Jafe McCann, who died shortly after potentially striking it rich, he encounters his partner, Ab Karpin. As Ged digs deeper, he uncovers inconsistencies in Karpin's story regarding McCann's death and a cash-return form submitted posthumously. Throughout his investigation, Ged navigates the treacherous social conditions of the asteroid belt, leading to revelations about greed, identity theft, and ultimately, murder. The story culminates in a twist that unveils the true nature of McCann and Karpin's partnership, ultimately resulting in Ged turning the tables on those involved, showcasing both his wit and resolve. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 89777 2025-10-11T07:39:31.552780 text/html 86343 2008-10-29T12:40:24 text/html 171509 2025-10-11T07:39:36.864741 application/epub+zip 170855 2025-10-11T07:39:34.338736 application/epub+zip 125586 2025-10-11T07:39:33.072749 application/epub+zip 361993 2025-10-11T07:39:38.641714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257866 2025-10-11T07:39:36.109738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171477 2022-09-12T12:45:15.856405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81372 2025-10-11T07:39:31.241759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81210 2008-10-29T12:40:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1796667 2008-10-11T06:00:50 application/octet-stream 86661 2008-10-11T06:00:42 application/octet-stream 774217 2008-10-11T06:00:50 application/octet-stream 58318 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 75920 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 70761 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 70906 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 70929 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 73803 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 72022 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 74331 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 72230 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 72638 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 77035 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 641688 2008-10-11T06:00:50 application/octet-stream 73284 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 74676 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 70862 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 71590 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 69117 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 68800 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 71745 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 76265 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 75297 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 72361 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 73714 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 71710 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 73029 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 70789 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 231414 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 55731 2008-09-13T12:17:24 application/octet-stream 43678 2025-10-11T07:39:38.792734 application/rdf+xml 13339 2025-10-11T07:39:33.566735 image/jpeg 3390 2025-10-11T07:39:33.317741 image/jpeg 102156 2008-10-29T12:40:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 31012 2008-10-29T12:40:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 172442 2025-10-11T07:39:31.570745 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 en.wikipedia