Project Gutenberg 2023-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 149 Brown, Wenzell 1911 1981 Murderer's chain $aUnited States :$bGreat American Publications, Inc., $c1960. Produced from Fantastic Universe March 1960 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Murderer's Chain" by Wenzell Brown is a crime fiction novel written in the early 1960s. This intriguing tale explores themes of greed and deception in a futuristic setting where Martians and humans interact. The narrative centers around a plot to murder a wealthy mother-in-law for her fortune, highlighting the desperation and moral decay of the protagonist. The story follows the main character, who becomes obsessed with his financial troubles and the opportunity to invest in a lucrative venture on a new planet, Balsavius Six. In his quest for money, he concocts a plan to kill his mother-in-law, Maudie, who is unyielding in her refusal to fund his ambitions. He acquires a mysterious necklace made of a deadly substance called Malutrex, which will kill the wearer without leaving evidence of foul play. As the evening unfolds, he executes his plan, but once Maudie is dead, everything spirals out of control when the police intervene. The twist reveals that Lieutenant Onsett, a Martian in disguise, is onto him, and he finds himself ensnared by his own deadly scheme. This gripping narrative delves into the psychological consequences of crime and the unexpected twists of fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220527071445brown 1960 US Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Murderers -- Fiction Martians -- Fiction Mothers-in-law -- Fiction Jewelry -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 48057 2025-07-27T14:56:10.087808 text/html 47172 2023-02-26T15:01:26 text/html 321643 2025-07-27T14:56:13.122767 application/epub+zip 320455 2025-07-27T14:56:11.300817 application/epub+zip 194044 2025-07-27T14:56:10.568790 application/epub+zip 1005766 2025-07-27T14:56:14.482805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 999294 2025-07-27T14:56:12.637779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40926 2025-07-27T14:56:09.910781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40666 2023-02-26T15:01:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18889 2025-07-27T14:56:14.657771 application/rdf+xml 31914 2025-07-27T14:56:10.892813 image/jpeg 4720 2025-07-27T14:56:10.731777 image/jpeg 16073 2023-02-26T15:01:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 1589912 2023-02-26T15:01:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 1592466 2025-07-27T14:56:10.116815 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