{"product_id":"scifi-book-one-richard-b-byte-9798251521351","title":"Scifi Book One: A Murder Mystery On Mars","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis Is NOT Another Killer Robot Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e a robot. There \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e a murder. And the robot \u003ci\u003ewas\u003c\/i\u003e alone with the body in a locked room. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Max is certain the robot is innocent, and Max is usually right. Usually. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe robot is called \u003cb\u003eS.C.I.F.I.\u003c\/b\u003e, and it's... different. Max is responsible for that. When he booted it up - by accident, obviously - he didn't have the manual or the right software. So the robot learned about the world from the worst possible source: old Earth TV shows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMax is a cop. Serious, competent, no-nonsense. When he returns to Mars, his new case should be easy. A dead man in a sealed room. One obvious suspect. Then the robot becomes a target. Now Max has to find the killer while protecting a machine that could tear his arms off - but only if it really wanted to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMax works in Olympus City. Are you thinking domes and spires? It's not like that. The surface is too dangerous. The city is buried inside a volcano. Like any city on a hostile planet, Olympus City survives on systems: air, water, food, and power. Each has to work flawlessly to support nearly a million people. When Max discovers a conspiracy to turn one of them into a weapon, the murder becomes the least of his problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly, the robot may be their only chance of survival. Which might be more reassuring if it hadn't learned human behavior from watching \u003ci\u003eDallas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDynasty\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReacher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e meets \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoirot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on Mars, with a robot who learned its social skills from questionable television. A fast-moving sci-fi thriller with fair clues, hard science, bad decisions, and a strange robot who may be Mars's only hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard B. Byte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798251521351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Richard B. Byte","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852916994303,"sku":"9798251521351","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scifi-book-one-richard-b-byte-9798251521351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}