Star City Stories: Space Opera Noir Featuring Frank Sladek, P.I. - Paperback

by Greg Fowlkes (Author)

The mean streets of Star City - a hollowed out asteroid circling a failed star in the middle of nowhere - breed a special sort of man. With grifters, hoodlums, and two-bit con-men from every planet In human space trying to make the big score, it takes someone like Frank Sladek, P.I., sometime private detective, sometime finder of lost items, to navigate the maze of corruption and double-crosses that is Star City. As quick with his wit as with a needler or laser pistol, Sladek can handle anyone, except maybe the dames. These are just a few of the Star City Stories.

Author Biography

Greg Fowlkes is a writer, musician and programmer. He obtained a Master's degree in Physics from the University of Wisconsin. Currently he lives outside of Madison, Wisconosin, with his partner Irene and two Shiba Inu dogs named respectively after a samurai actor (Toshiro) and one of that actor's more famous roles (Yojimbo). When not walking dogs, he enjoys reading, making craftsman furniture and playing the guitar and mandolin. His latest musical project is learning the playing style of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Greg's series of books include The Murder on Mars series, The Wizard at Law series, and The Fictional Detective series.