STAR ROOKS: Interstellar swindlers roam the galaxy

[sgoldin]

The Star Rooks stories are a pair of novelettes by Kathleen Sky and Stephen Goldin featuring the roguish diMedici clan as they go swindling their merry way through the galaxy, and one police inspector trying desperately to keep up with them.

Painting the Roses Red: Marc Shikari, an inspector for the Interstellar Investigation Institute, knows something illegal is going on. The diMedici family, a clan of interstellar swindlers, is trading stock madly among several different worlds--all among themselves. Every transaction seems legit, but Shikari knows there's got to be more to it than that. What's their angle?

The Devil Behind The Leaves: Marc Shikari, an inspector for the Interstellar Investigation Institute, knows the diMedici family, a clan of interstellar swindlers, is out to steal a priceless statuette. They've practically admitted it to him.But knowing it's going to happen and preventing the theft are two entirely different matters!

Come join the fun!