WHO WAS THE COP KILLER?
A SILENT?
Their anger launched the crime wave that brought the Terrans to Egar. Could one of them be ruthless enough to want the police out of the way -- permanently?
A NORMAL?
The telepathic aliens seemed friendly enough -- but psychotics could fake innocence. And if their culture permitted a murderous conspiracy -- how were the humans to know?
A TERRAN?
Faced with culture shock on a strange world -- their innermost thoughts open to the mind-readers -- fears and pressures mounted. Had one of their own gone mad?
As the cops tried to solve the mystery, somewhere the assassin waited...