
In the capital’s buzzing press corps, a mysterious saucer lands, but the expected delegate from Venus never appears. Reporter Jerry Bridges, tasked with covering the strange diplomatic shuffle, finds himself caught between official secrecy and the restless curiosity of his editors. As whispers of high‑level meetings and covert scientific panels swirl, Jerry senses something far larger than a routine visit is looming.
His investigation pulls him into a web of political games, a senator’s mysterious absence, and a volatile relationship with the strikingly beautiful Greta Johnson, whose own agenda may be as tangled as the story itself. Amid smoky cafés and back‑room bar chatter, Jerry must decide whether to chase the headline or protect the fragile veil of secrecy surrounding the alien envoy. The tension builds as Washington’s corridors of power tighten, hinting at a revelation that could reshape the nation’s understanding of its place in the cosmos.
Language
en
Duration
~27 minutes (25K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-04-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1927–2002
A master of twist endings, sharp suspense, and darkly clever irony, this Brooklyn-born writer moved easily from mystery magazines to television screens. His work reached millions through Alfred Hitchcock adaptations, The Twilight Zone, and long-running soap operas.
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