Project Gutenberg 2020-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 103 Westlake, Donald E. 1933 2008 Westlake, D. E. (Donald E.) Westlake, Donald Edwin Edmund Ritter, Bob Call Him Nemesis Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1961 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Call Him Nemesis" by Donald E. Westlake is a crime fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book centers around a unique blend of crime and mystery, exploring the chaotic aftermath of a series of criminal activities and the peculiar figure known as the Scorpion, who intervenes in unexpected ways. The narrative reflects a time that captures the quirks of that era's societal views on crime and justice. The story unfolds through a bank robbery gone awry, resulting in police involvement and the emergence of the Scorpion, a young boy with extraordinary powers that allow him to affect the temperature of objects at will. As the narrative progresses, we see the Scorpion responding to various criminal events, including a man rampaging with a firearm and a street fight between gangs, each time leaving his mark – literally and figuratively. The police, led by Detective-Sergeant Stevenson, are baffled by the events, as they uncover a pattern indicating the boy's eccentric methods in combating crime. The eventual focus on Eddie Clayhorn, the boy behind the Scorpion persona, adds an intriguing childlike innocence to the otherwise serious crime genre, culminating in a blend of humor and suspense. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Parapsychology -- Fiction Crime -- Fiction Vigilantes -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 86569 2025-06-24T09:20:25.101359 text/html 63285 2024-10-17T15:36:46 text/html 270073 2025-06-24T09:20:27.612380 application/epub+zip 269708 2025-06-24T09:20:25.593388 application/epub+zip 98807 2025-06-24T09:20:25.319325 application/epub+zip 314839 2025-06-24T09:20:29.241386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307406 2025-06-24T09:20:27.366381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136777 2022-09-27T15:28:32.994740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78245 2023-09-26T07:48:15.121486 text/plain 58416 2024-10-17T15:36:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17034 2025-06-24T09:20:29.398310 application/rdf+xml 28111 2025-06-24T09:20:25.413339 image/jpeg 5188 2025-06-24T09:20:25.364367 image/jpeg 399777 2025-06-24T09:20:25.121372 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