Project Gutenberg 2021-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 158 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Never Trust a Thief! Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy February 1958 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Never Trust a Thief!" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction short story written in the late 1950s. The narrative revolves around themes of betrayal and the treacherous nature of accomplices in crime. It delves into the adventures of Kiley, a professional jewel thief, who finds himself in an ominous partnership with an alien named Thaklaru, who provides Kiley with extraordinary powers of hypnosis. The story follows Kiley as he initially revels in his newfound capabilities, successfully executing a jewel heist with the assistance of Thaklaru. However, as they prepare to divide the stolen treasures on the alien's home planet, Kiley learns that trust is a dangerous gamble. Thaklaru, despite appearing to be a supportive ally, reveals his true intentions to eliminate Kiley in order to keep their illicit activities a secret. In a chilling climax, Kiley faces his demise at the hands of Thaklaru, underscoring the stark warning of the title: in a world rife with deceit, even the closest partnerships can lead to fatal betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Telepathy -- Fiction Thieves -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 38645 2025-07-26T04:26:25.565350 text/html 14934 2024-10-18T13:25:32 text/html 363908 2025-07-26T04:26:27.477316 application/epub+zip 362741 2025-07-26T04:26:26.054350 application/epub+zip 79240 2025-07-26T04:26:25.770320 application/epub+zip 396049 2025-07-26T04:26:28.668305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388798 2025-07-26T04:26:27.239367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105467 2022-09-29T10:51:48.637844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32161 2025-07-26T04:26:25.452343 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12368 2024-10-18T13:25:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17727 2025-07-26T04:26:28.796328 application/rdf+xml 25328 2025-07-26T04:26:25.900329 image/jpeg 4439 2025-07-26T04:26:25.835320 image/jpeg 931017 2025-07-26T04:26:25.581381 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