Project Gutenberg 2021-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 95 Oliver, J. T. (Joseph Tombs) 1927 1988 Oliver, Joseph Tombs The Killer Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy March 1952 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Killer" by J. T. Oliver is a short story that falls within the genre of crime fiction, likely written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around a private investigator, Ernest H. Smith, who runs a business focused on murder for hire. The story explores themes of morality and the consequences of one's actions in a world where technology can facilitate perfect crimes. The plot begins with Mrs. Wilma Rogers approaching Smith to request the assassination of her stingy husband, offering a hefty sum in return. Smith meticulously plans the murder, employing a futuristic method that seemingly ensures he will not be caught. However, just as he thinks he has successfully executed the perfect crime, an inspector from the future appears, revealing that Smith's actions have been tracked, and he is under arrest for his deeds. The story culminates with a twist that highlights the inescapability of justice across time, leaving readers to ponder the implications of crime and accountability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Murder for hire -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 33305 2025-06-26T06:20:11.139600 text/html 9599 2024-10-18T14:44:42 text/html 200393 2025-06-26T06:20:14.304590 application/epub+zip 199238 2025-06-26T06:20:12.691605 application/epub+zip 199237 2025-06-26T06:20:11.683602 application/epub+zip 931973 2025-06-26T06:20:15.431550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 924778 2025-06-26T06:20:13.750595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 924875 2022-09-29T15:25:27.244638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27514 2025-06-26T06:20:11.056591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 7765 2024-10-18T14:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16684 2025-06-26T06:20:15.545563 application/rdf+xml 31699 2025-06-26T06:20:12.203593 image/jpeg 5182 2025-06-26T06:20:11.941566 image/jpeg 5521548 2025-06-26T06:20:11.177566 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