Murder on the Stellar Schooner
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A spaceman's head is blown off as he repairs the outer hull of the spaceship. A beautiful dame suspects foul play, and hires a detective.
Can our hero track down the murderer before getting his lights punched out?
Updates weekly on Saturday nights / Sunday mornings. Rough drafts posted on brianheming.substack.com as they are written, e.g.https://brianheming.substack.com/p/murder-on-the-stellar-schooner-part
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- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2024
- Author
- Brian Heming
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 5.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 4
- Views
- 1,165
Chapters(4 total)
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Community Reviews(2)
- Andrew BlackRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0This story is a stylish blend of noir detective fiction and science fiction. The author masterfully transplants the smoky, cynical atmosphere of old black\white crime films into a futuristic setting - a starship where instead of pistols and alleys, there are sails reflecting matter at stellar speeds.
The dialogue feels sharp and authentic, especially in the scene with Snake Lady- full of tension, irony, and that classic noir dance between temptation and calculation. The narrator is a perfectly drawn “flatfoot” : cynical, observant, with a flask in his pocket and a conscience he negotiates with.
The mystery itself : a “reflected murder” solved through physics - is ingenious. A scientific detail becomes the key to the case, and the ending lands beautifully: justice of a sort is served, but in a quiet, morally gray way that fits the genre.
a smart, atmospheric, and witty sci-fi noir where old-school detective logic meets the cold precision of stellar mechanics. thnak you! good story - Tim CraireRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Very nice so far, after just two installments. A film-noir-style private eye tries to solve a murder on a spaceship, surrounded by dames and wiseguys, etc. etc. The prose style is appropriately over the top.
Although WE KNOW WHAT A SLIDE RULE IS :) or maybe the younger waves don't, these days.