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The Tattooed Angel
(2017)(The first book in the High Avenging Angel series)
A Novella by Dietmar Arthur Wehr
This 23,000 word short story, is the first in the Tales of the High Avenging Angel series and has previously been published in The Thunder of Vengeance ebook. It is a dark and gritty story that is intended for adults only. It is available in Kindle Unlimited.
Hoch Racheengel is a former space-pilot with nothing left to lose. When a complete stranger saves him from the consequences of his own bad judgement, he feels he owes her a debt. So when her raped and beaten corpse is found weeks later, Hoch agrees to find the people responsible somewhere in interstellar space on one of the colonies or space stations. Finding a needle in a haystack would be simple by comparison but Hoch is on a mission to balance the scales of justice even if he has to be judge, jury and executioner. But is this rape/murder really just a random act of piracy or is it the tip of the iceberg of something far more sinister?
Excerpt:
Adenaur frowned. "Does that mean you used the railgun?" Hoch nodded. "How many rounds did you use?"
"All of them," said Hoch casually.
"Against whom?"
Hoch sighed. "A ship named Skies The Limit tried to intercept and board my ship as I was leaving Blue Horizon Station. When they fired a missile at me, I had to respond."
Adenaur stared at him with an unreadable expression. "What happened to that ship?" he asked finally in a low voice.
"She became a drifting wreck that will continue to fly out into deep space forever."
Adenaur's unreadable expression was rapidly turning into anger. "In light of your reckless action, I'm going to order that all monies owing to you be withheld."
"What about my trading profits? I brought back a bunch of - "
"Nothing. You're getting nothing, and if you were to be so foolish as to try to take URS to court, you'd find that the recording of the verbal contract with Fontaine does not contain any reference to you keeping any trading profits. I guarantee it. If you leave now and don't make a fuss, you'll find yourself on the ground in about thirty minutes and still in one piece." When Hoch didn't respond immediately, he said, "Any questions?"
Hoch got up and stepped over to the same spot where he had seen Whirlwind's flash of light. "Just one question. Did you order the deaths of Sara Fontaine and her grandmother?" Hoch could see from the reflection on the transparent wall that Adenaur's face had turned beet red.
Keyword categories: space opera, thriller, crime, suspense, adventure.
Genre: Science Fiction
Hoch Racheengel is a former space-pilot with nothing left to lose. When a complete stranger saves him from the consequences of his own bad judgement, he feels he owes her a debt. So when her raped and beaten corpse is found weeks later, Hoch agrees to find the people responsible somewhere in interstellar space on one of the colonies or space stations. Finding a needle in a haystack would be simple by comparison but Hoch is on a mission to balance the scales of justice even if he has to be judge, jury and executioner. But is this rape/murder really just a random act of piracy or is it the tip of the iceberg of something far more sinister?
Excerpt:
Adenaur frowned. "Does that mean you used the railgun?" Hoch nodded. "How many rounds did you use?"
"All of them," said Hoch casually.
"Against whom?"
Hoch sighed. "A ship named Skies The Limit tried to intercept and board my ship as I was leaving Blue Horizon Station. When they fired a missile at me, I had to respond."
Adenaur stared at him with an unreadable expression. "What happened to that ship?" he asked finally in a low voice.
"She became a drifting wreck that will continue to fly out into deep space forever."
Adenaur's unreadable expression was rapidly turning into anger. "In light of your reckless action, I'm going to order that all monies owing to you be withheld."
"What about my trading profits? I brought back a bunch of - "
"Nothing. You're getting nothing, and if you were to be so foolish as to try to take URS to court, you'd find that the recording of the verbal contract with Fontaine does not contain any reference to you keeping any trading profits. I guarantee it. If you leave now and don't make a fuss, you'll find yourself on the ground in about thirty minutes and still in one piece." When Hoch didn't respond immediately, he said, "Any questions?"
Hoch got up and stepped over to the same spot where he had seen Whirlwind's flash of light. "Just one question. Did you order the deaths of Sara Fontaine and her grandmother?" Hoch could see from the reflection on the transparent wall that Adenaur's face had turned beet red.
Keyword categories: space opera, thriller, crime, suspense, adventure.
Genre: Science Fiction
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