Murder in the Nth Degree
- by R. A. Montana
- Short Story
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “Murder in the Nth Degree” by R. A. Montana, in Microcosmic Tales, edited by Isaac Asimov et al. (Taplinger, September 1980).
An insurance agent from Cleveland is selected as the representative of Earth in a galactic trial for multiple crimes against life, but it’s not until the verdict that you’ll see the time travel angle.
Representative? I’m an insurance agent from Cleveland, Ohio! I got a wife and three kids and about the worst thing I’ve ever done was voting Republican in the last election. How can I be a representative?
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- “Murder in the Nth Degree” by R. A. Montana, in Microcosmic Tales, edited by Isaac Asimov et al. (Taplinger, September 1980).