
ZERO DATA - By CHARLES SAPHRO
A seasoned detective on the brink of becoming the head of Government City’s police force finds his biggest case slipping through even the most sophisticated technology. Lonnie Raichi, a charismatic philanthropist turned inter‑planetary tycoon, seems untouchable—every quantum analyzer and probability reproducer returns a chilling “zero data” whenever Jason tries to link him to high‑profile crimes. The clash of Jason’s relentless instincts with Lonnie’s flawless public persona fuels a cat‑and‑mouse game that stretches from Berlin vault heists to ancient relic thefts.
As the city’s most advanced labs pour resources into the pursuit, the investigator wrestles with dwindling support from superiors and an ever‑expanding web of corporate influence. Each new gadget offers a glimmer of hope, yet the elusive “fourth rule” that could finally expose Lonnie’s triple ethic remains out of reach. Listeners are drawn into a tense, high‑tech thriller where every dead‑end deepens the mystery and the line between justice and obsession blurs.
Language
en
Duration
~53 minutes (51K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Aug 19, 2009
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

A little-known science fiction writer remembered mainly for the brisk, idea-driven novella Zero Data, which imagines a future where advanced technology still struggles to catch a clever criminal. His surviving work has the feel of classic mid-century pulp: fast, tense, and full of speculative intrigue.
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