The Ultimaton Case

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A new type of propulsion engine developed by engineers on the planet Sirius Delta had just undergone successful ground testing and was left overnight outside the testing laboratory.

The morning after testing the engineers discovered that the engine was missing and contacted the Interstellar Police on Rigel Delta to request support to track down the engine.

Commodore Willis, senior police officer head of Rigel Delta police, assigned CDI Skyward and DS Smith of the special police to investigate the theft.

Wearing their special armour, CDI Skyward and DS Smith start their investigation and travel to the laboratory on Sirius Delta a planet in the Canis Major constellation, using the power lanes.

Jack of all trades, master of none; was not smart enough to be an astrophysicist.
Originally from Edinburgh but visited or lived in Cyprus, Greenland, Hawaii, Morocco, Djibouti, Syria, Australia, Malaysia, Brunei, USA, Canada, Spain, Italy and various other countries.
The first book in the ‘Constable Smith’ series, Read the Small Print, was published by Austin Macauley in January 2022.

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Brigid King

See the future through the eyes of the author which surprisingly is not going to be idyllic nor scary but in many ways familiar. There is skulduggery and there are villains to be kept in check. Mr Ross tells the story with the familiarity of someone who has been there...in the future. The chase is on, from planet to planet at dumbfounding velocity through corridors of space as easily as we travel on motorways, 'redeploying to the Constellation Leo near the star Regalus and to an orbiting planet' in one breath. Imagine a truth drug that actually works. That could simplify police investigation. The odds are packed against the galaxy police but they have such useful tools. Just as the ultra modern spaceship Ultimaton is to be launched a daring gang initially plan to take it and exchange it for a ransom of gold bars but the machine gives them a huge advantage over the stellar police. Well structured, it is useful to pay good attention to the introduction where details of the actors and acronyms are spelled out for us. Plus a very interesting and plausible explanation of what we know as angels is suggested. The futuristic language gives us clever words such as space hoppers which seem to be an equivalent of our helicopters. A helpful list of characters is given at the end with a prominent role given to CDI Skyward, Chief Detective Inspector Angelina Skyward Perhaps a map of this inter-planetary adventure would be a good additional contribution