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    The Santa Claus Gang
    Balloons of the Apocalypse
    Marlowe and the Spacewoman
    Ebook series3 titles

    Marlowe and the Spacewoman Series

    By Ian M. Dudley

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    About this series

    For most of his cases involving marriage, Marlowe finds himself checking up on one unhappy spouse at the behest of another unhappy spouse.

    Nothing personal, just an unpleasant job.

    But not this time. Now he's the spouse, and if he can't trust Nina, his new wife and old bodyguard, they're both in big trouble.

    Because while their honeymoon destination, Beet City, has a reputation as a tourist mecca, it's also the holy seat of a powerful cult that worships the music of Ludwig Van Beethoven.

    What was supposed to be a routine undercover sham marriage in order to spy on a powerful cult bent on world domination quickly turns dangerous.

    Marlowe and Nina must navigate cult indoctrination, mandatory public transportation, and the constantly blaring symphonies of Beethoven in order to discover the secret that lies in the 10th Circle of Beet City.

    Instead of celebrating their fraudulent nuptials, they find themselves dodging goons, baton blasters, and artificially intelligent artillery.

    Will they divorce and their union just become another statistic?

    Will they discover the secret of the 10th Circle in time?

    Will they live to tell the tale?

    And what is Marlowe's old enemy, Obedere, up to with all those steam-powered pigs?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIan M. Dudley
    Release dateJan 11, 2012
    The Santa Claus Gang
    Balloons of the Apocalypse
    Marlowe and the Spacewoman

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Marlowe and the Spacewoman
      Marlowe and the Spacewoman

      Marlowe and the Spacewoman

      Ian M. Dudley
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      For Marlowe, an over-worked and oft worked over private eye recovering from yet another emergency resurrection, it's the start of a long day. He's murdered by a bar of sentient soap in the morning, and just when he's recovered enough to grab some lunch, a femme fatale crash-lands outside the City, causing a major political disturbance. Forced by the government to investigate her claims to be from outer space, Marlowe struggles to strike a balance between solving his own murder and resisting his attraction to the alleged yet alluring extraterrestrial. All while dodging additional assassination attempts and the meddling of powerful figures who have their own ideas about how the 'Affair with the Spacewoman' should end.

      For Marlowe, an over-worked and oft worked over private eye recovering from yet another emergency resurrection, it's the start of a long day. He's murdered by a bar of sentient soap in the morning, and just when he's recovered enough to grab some lunch, a femme fatale crash-lands outside the City, causing a major political disturbance. Forced by the government to investigate her claims to be from outer space, Marlowe struggles to strike a balance between solving his own murder and resisting his attraction to the alleged yet alluring extraterrestrial. All while dodging additional assassination attempts and the meddling of powerful figures who have their own ideas about how the 'Affair with the Spacewoman' should end.

    • 2

      The Santa Claus Gang
      The Santa Claus Gang

      The Santa Claus Gang

      Ian M. Dudley
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      It's hard to enjoy Xmas when even the Santa Claus Gang's out to get you. When the Prussian Death Squad Robot commandos (with Live Action Grappling Hooks!) disappear en masse on Xmas Eve, the crime bears all the hallmarks of the nefarious Santa Claus Gang. Can Marlowe and Nina crack the case? With only a few hours to locate the missing commandos, they find themselves yet again delving into the seedy, dumpster-filled underbelly of the City’s criminal underworld. But delve they must! For failure to stop the Santa Claus Gang doesn't just mean non-payment from the client. It means death. And not the pleasant, temporary kind. In this heartwarming Xmas tale, 'tis the season for Marlowe and Nina to stop the holiday-themed criminal organization known as the Santa Claus Gang from giving away the Most Wanted Toy of the Year. Otherwise, the poor conglomerate that manufactures the Prussian Death Squad Robot Commandos (with Live Action Grappling Hooks!) faces financial ruin as well as civil fines that represent a miniscule fraction of their annual profits. The Santa Claus Gang is a short story set after the action of Marlowe and the Spacewoman, but before the nail-biting excitement of Balloons of the Apocalypse. And now, for a limited time, it’s available in English! (Esperanto edition planned for 2020, if the ban on that language is repealed by then.)

      It's hard to enjoy Xmas when even the Santa Claus Gang's out to get you. When the Prussian Death Squad Robot commandos (with Live Action Grappling Hooks!) disappear en masse on Xmas Eve, the crime bears all the hallmarks of the nefarious Santa Claus Gang. Can Marlowe and Nina crack the case? With only a few hours to locate the missing commandos, they find themselves yet again delving into the seedy, dumpster-filled underbelly of the City’s criminal underworld. But delve they must! For failure to stop the Santa Claus Gang doesn't just mean non-payment from the client. It means death. And not the pleasant, temporary kind. In this heartwarming Xmas tale, 'tis the season for Marlowe and Nina to stop the holiday-themed criminal organization known as the Santa Claus Gang from giving away the Most Wanted Toy of the Year. Otherwise, the poor conglomerate that manufactures the Prussian Death Squad Robot Commandos (with Live Action Grappling Hooks!) faces financial ruin as well as civil fines that represent a miniscule fraction of their annual profits. The Santa Claus Gang is a short story set after the action of Marlowe and the Spacewoman, but before the nail-biting excitement of Balloons of the Apocalypse. And now, for a limited time, it’s available in English! (Esperanto edition planned for 2020, if the ban on that language is repealed by then.)

    • 3

      Balloons of the Apocalypse
      Balloons of the Apocalypse

      Balloons of the Apocalypse

      Ian M. Dudley
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      For most of his cases involving marriage, Marlowe finds himself checking up on one unhappy spouse at the behest of another unhappy spouse. Nothing personal, just an unpleasant job. But not this time. Now he's the spouse, and if he can't trust Nina, his new wife and old bodyguard, they're both in big trouble. Because while their honeymoon destination, Beet City, has a reputation as a tourist mecca, it's also the holy seat of a powerful cult that worships the music of Ludwig Van Beethoven. What was supposed to be a routine undercover sham marriage in order to spy on a powerful cult bent on world domination quickly turns dangerous. Marlowe and Nina must navigate cult indoctrination, mandatory public transportation, and the constantly blaring symphonies of Beethoven in order to discover the secret that lies in the 10th Circle of Beet City. Instead of celebrating their fraudulent nuptials, they find themselves dodging goons, baton blasters, and artificially intelligent artillery. Will they divorce and their union just become another statistic? Will they discover the secret of the 10th Circle in time? Will they live to tell the tale? And what is Marlowe's old enemy, Obedere, up to with all those steam-powered pigs?

      For most of his cases involving marriage, Marlowe finds himself checking up on one unhappy spouse at the behest of another unhappy spouse. Nothing personal, just an unpleasant job. But not this time. Now he's the spouse, and if he can't trust Nina, his new wife and old bodyguard, they're both in big trouble. Because while their honeymoon destination, Beet City, has a reputation as a tourist mecca, it's also the holy seat of a powerful cult that worships the music of Ludwig Van Beethoven. What was supposed to be a routine undercover sham marriage in order to spy on a powerful cult bent on world domination quickly turns dangerous. Marlowe and Nina must navigate cult indoctrination, mandatory public transportation, and the constantly blaring symphonies of Beethoven in order to discover the secret that lies in the 10th Circle of Beet City. Instead of celebrating their fraudulent nuptials, they find themselves dodging goons, baton blasters, and artificially intelligent artillery. Will they divorce and their union just become another statistic? Will they discover the secret of the 10th Circle in time? Will they live to tell the tale? And what is Marlowe's old enemy, Obedere, up to with all those steam-powered pigs?

    Author

    Ian M. Dudley

    Ian M. Dudley was born in California in 19--, in what will undoubtedly go down in the history books as a dark year indeed for literature. At age 18, he ran away to New York City to find fame and glamor in the New York literary world. He didn't.Ian has written numerous unpublished works of fiction and non-fiction, the titles of which are too terrible to duplicate here, except for The Killer Party: How to Host A Murder Mystery. The promotional activities for that book led to his incarceration in 1993 in the New York Municipal Hospital for the Criminally Insane.

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