Project Gutenberg 2010-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 61 De Vet, Charles V. 1911 1997 DeVet, Charles V. Vet, Charles V. de Vet, Charles Vincent de Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. Delayed Action Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Robert Cicconetti, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Delayed Action" by Charles V. De Vet is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century. It explores themes of memory loss, crime, and the manipulation of time within a unique setting on an alien planet, Marlock. The plot centers around the protagonist, Donald Johnson, who finds himself embroiled in a puzzling situation involving his lost memories and a potential criminal he is pursuing. The story unfolds as Johnson experiences a severe memory gap after traversing a mysterious attraction known as Nature’s Moebius Strip. With only his name and the awareness that he is being followed, he struggles to regain his memories while uncovering a deeper conspiracy tied to a series of robberies involving a man who appears unchanged despite the passage of decades. As Johnson navigates the treacherous environment and encounters various characters—including Alton Hawkes, a supposed Secret Service agent—he gradually pieces together his connection to past crimes and the strange phenomenon of time around the Strip. The blend of suspense, intrigue, and science fiction elements culminate in an unexpected twist that challenges perceptions of identity and consequence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction Robbery -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 65437 65447 2024-09-14T08:49:43.748976 2023-09-15T04:11:58.999001 text/html text/html 61599 2021-01-07T00:41:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 256513 2021-01-07T00:41:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 288112 2024-09-14T08:49:47.111963 application/epub+zip 287159 2024-09-14T08:49:45.046973 application/epub+zip 70384 2024-09-14T08:49:44.298060 application/epub+zip 347439 2024-09-14T08:49:48.823967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339707 2024-09-14T08:49:46.628022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124388 2022-09-15T11:47:24.916845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57094 56983 2024-09-14T08:49:43.478978 2023-09-15T04:11:58.760997 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 56908 2021-01-07T00:41:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22148 2021-01-07T00:41:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19208 2024-09-14T08:49:48.956957 application/rdf+xml 11333 2024-09-14T08:49:44.633959 image/jpeg 3139 2024-09-14T08:49:44.464016 image/jpeg 314342 2024-09-14T08:49:43.780026 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog