
TWELVE times ZERO - By Howard Browne
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
A hard‑boiled detective confronts a terrified foreman who swears his crime is tied to a flash of blue light and an impossible love triangle. The interrogation unfolds in a stark basement, where the man’s trembling confession hints at something far beyond a simple murder—an incident that may have rippled across a hundred worlds. As the police push for a straight‑forward story, the foreman’s desperate recollections of a night at a chemical plant and a rendez‑vous with a mysterious scientist keep the listener guessing whether the truth is human or alien.
The novel blends classic noir tension with speculative wonder, letting the audience piece together clues from a shattered romance and a bewildering burst of radiation. Every detail—cold‑sweat faces, the smoking cigar, the relentless spotlight—adds to a claustrophobic atmosphere that feels both familiar and unsettlingly cosmic. Listeners are drawn into a mystery that teeters on the edge of earthly tragedy and interstellar mystery, eager to discover just how deep the light’s influence truly goes.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (120K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-05-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1907–1999
A lively mid-century storyteller, he moved easily from pulp magazines to sharp mystery novels and Hollywood scripts. Best known for the Paul Pine books and his work editing science fiction magazines, he built a career across several corners of popular fiction.
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