Project Gutenberg 2023-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 142 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Deadly decoy $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1956. By Garrett and Silverberg, writing under the pseudonym "Clyde Mitchell," according to the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Deadly Decoy" by Clyde Mitchell is a science fiction narrative that appeared in the magazine "Amazing Stories" in the mid-20th century. The story is set in a future where galactic politics and interspecies relations are fraught with tension, particularly between the Galactic Federation and the Damakoi, a fanatically dangerous alien race. The plot revolves around themes of trust, deception, and the challenges of security in a politically charged environment, focusing on an assassination plot that threatens to kill numerous delegates in the Galactic Capitol. The storyline follows Mr. Cameron, a Secret Service agent, as he deals with a grave threat from a Damakoi assassin named Zorvash Pedrik, who possesses a lethal theta bomb. Cameron initially receives a warning from Holdreth Khain, a Damakoi who claims to oppose the assassination plans, setting the stage for a tense investigation. As the plot unfolds, Cameron faces numerous challenges, including betrayal and cleverly laid traps. The narrative reaches a climax when it's revealed that the assassination scheme involves manipulating both Khain and another Damakoi, Jedon Onomondo, leading to a suspenseful confrontation. Ultimately, the tale examines the complexities of politics, national security, and the intricate nature of trust among different species within the galaxy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231018120716mitchell 1956 US Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Detective and mystery stories Assassins -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 64051 2025-07-28T13:00:15.048320 text/html 39362 2023-11-14T13:01:48 text/html 379242 2025-07-28T13:00:18.807365 application/epub+zip 377985 2025-07-28T13:00:16.221311 application/epub+zip 161167 2025-07-28T13:00:15.520318 application/epub+zip 700933 2025-07-28T13:00:20.623398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693972 2025-07-28T13:00:18.055309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55715 2025-07-28T13:00:14.851310 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35922 2023-11-14T13:01:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18028 2025-07-28T13:00:20.983330 application/rdf+xml 27971 2025-07-28T13:00:15.813317 image/jpeg 5021 2025-07-28T13:00:15.663309 image/jpeg 754952 2025-07-28T13:00:15.081372 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 en.wikipedia