Project Gutenberg 2020-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 113 Harmon, Jim 1933 2010 Harmon, James Judson Dangerous Quarry Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1962 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Dangerous Quarry" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1960s. The story follows an insurance adjuster named Madison, who is sent to investigate a concerning spike in accident claims from a peculiar village called Granite City. The narrative delves into themes of automation, community conspiracy, and the mysterious effects of the local granite on its inhabitants. As Madison embarks on his investigation, he discovers that the residents of Granite City may be partaking in an elaborate scheme to defraud his insurance company. However, the truth behind the town's peculiar accident rate reveals something more sinister: the granite itself is linked to a loss of psionic abilities among the townsfolk, rendering them incapable of basic foresight and awareness. With the help of a captive professor who has been studying these anomalies, Madison navigates a dangerous confrontation with the townspeople, ultimately leading to revelations that show the granite's impact extends far beyond individual claims, threatening broader societal implications. The story concludes with hints of a larger crisis as the implications of their psionic sterilization unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Missouri -- Fiction Parapsychology -- Fiction Ozark Mountains -- Fiction Cities and towns -- Fiction Insurance adjusters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 59205 2025-07-24T09:16:26.678853 text/html 35533 2024-10-17T15:39:08 text/html 86178 2025-07-24T09:16:28.688846 application/epub+zip 85013 2025-07-24T09:16:27.112856 application/epub+zip 85014 2025-07-24T09:16:26.893844 application/epub+zip 125175 2025-07-24T09:16:29.950848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118104 2025-07-24T09:16:28.481876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118227 2022-09-27T15:42:53.134332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52003 2025-07-24T09:16:26.543845 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32252 2024-10-17T15:39:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17710 2025-07-24T09:16:30.105829 application/rdf+xml 25529 2025-07-24T09:16:26.977844 image/jpeg 4333 2025-07-24T09:16:26.935849 image/jpeg 259988 2025-07-24T09:16:26.690888 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