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Re: Good science fiction mysteries?

From lal_truckee <lal_truckee@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups rec.arts.sf.written
Subject Re: Good science fiction mysteries?
Date 2016-05-28 08:31 -0700
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On 5/28/16 5:57 AM, Dale Cozort wrote:
> I like science fiction and I like mysteries. I haven't seen the two combined well very often. Can anybody recommend stories/books that combine good science fiction with good mystery--the kind that keeps you wondering whodunnit until the end and doesn't rely on some tech gizmo to wrap things up.
>

How about _Red Planet Blues_ by Robert J. Sawyer
or _When Gravity Fails_ by George Alec Effinger
or even hoary _The Demolished Man_ by Alfred Bester
and _The Caves of Steel_ by Isaac Asimov

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Good science fiction mysteries? Dale Cozort <dalecoz2@gmail.com> - 2016-05-28 05:57 -0700
  Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-05-28 15:19 +0000
    Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-05-28 11:40 -0700
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? David Johnston <David@block.net> - 2016-05-28 13:30 -0600
        Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-05-30 07:26 -0700
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-05-28 15:51 -0700
    Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-30 04:51 -0600
  Re: Good science fiction mysteries? lal_truckee <lal_truckee@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-28 08:31 -0700
    Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> - 2016-05-29 08:52 +1200
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Brenda <brendawriter@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-28 21:24 -0400
        Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org> - 2016-05-29 15:36 +1000
          Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 09:47 -0500
            Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2016-05-29 18:11 +0100
            Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Anthony Frost <Vulch@vulch.org> - 2016-05-29 18:20 +0000
            Re: Good science fiction mysteries? nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2016-06-01 14:39 +0000
              Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> - 2016-06-01 12:06 -0500
                Re: Good science fiction mysteries? nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2016-06-01 17:35 +0000
              Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Moriarty <blues95@ivillage.com> - 2016-06-01 15:23 -0700
                Re: Good science fiction mysteries? nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2016-06-02 12:22 +0000
                Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Moriarty <blues95@ivillage.com> - 2016-06-02 15:39 -0700
                Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Mart van de Wege <mvdwege@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 19:49 +0200
                Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Dale Cozort <dalecoz2@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 20:54 -0700
              Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2016-06-02 12:38 -0400
                Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Dale Cozort <dalecoz2@gmail.com> - 2016-06-02 13:06 -0700
        Re: Good science fiction mysteries? nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2016-06-01 14:34 +0000
          Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2016-06-01 12:26 -0500
            Re: Good science fiction mysteries? mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2016-06-01 10:44 -0700
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-30 04:54 -0600
        Re: Good science fiction mysteries? David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2016-05-31 00:12 -0500
          Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-05-31 14:26 +0000
            Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-31 22:47 -0600
  Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Phil Brown <philcycles@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 10:30 -0700
    Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 12:33 -0500
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2016-06-01 14:41 +0000
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-06-06 02:48 +0000
        Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Dale Cozort <dalecoz2@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 07:44 -0700
          Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2016-06-06 11:01 -0400
            Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-06-07 00:48 +0000
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-06-06 02:51 +0000
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Richard Botting <rjbotting03@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 16:30 -0700
  Re: Good science fiction mysteries? ronincats <crochetycat@cox.net> - 2016-05-29 12:53 -0700
    Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2016-05-29 16:13 -0400
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? ronincats <crochetycat@cox.net> - 2016-05-30 18:30 -0700
  Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Moriarty <blues95@ivillage.com> - 2016-05-29 16:41 -0700
  Re: Good science fiction mysteries? mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2016-05-30 00:53 -0700
  Good science fiction mysteries? "artyw2@yahoo.com" <artyw2@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-30 06:24 -0700
  Good science fiction mysteries? "p. pinto" <ppint.lhc@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 07:13 -0700
    Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-05-30 20:32 -0600
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2016-05-31 00:15 -0500
        Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "p. pinto" <ppint.lhc@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 05:03 -0700
  Re: Good science fiction mysteries? nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2016-06-01 15:11 +0000
    Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2016-06-01 11:28 -0400
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? David Johnston <Davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 09:47 -0600
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2016-06-01 17:23 +0000
        Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2016-06-01 13:56 -0400
          Re: Good science fiction mysteries? David Johnston <Davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 13:48 -0600
            Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2016-06-01 16:00 -0400
              Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2016-06-01 16:03 -0400
          Re: Good science fiction mysteries? nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2016-06-02 12:28 +0000
            Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2016-06-02 09:12 -0400
    Re: Good science fiction mysteries? "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2016-06-01 11:56 -0400
      Re: Good science fiction mysteries? nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2016-06-01 17:34 +0000
  Re: Good science fiction mysteries? Phil Brown <philcycles@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 09:01 -0700

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