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  • (Tears) The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

    From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Sun Feb 15 07:16:42 2026
    The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

    Ben Reich plans a perfect murder in a world where getting away with
    murder is impossible.

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  • From Titus G@3:633/10 to All on Mon Feb 16 15:48:34 2026
    On 16/02/2026 01:16, James Nicoll wrote:
    The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

    Ben Reich plans a perfect murder in a world where getting away with
    murder is impossible.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/mind-games

    1953? Good grief. I had forgotten how old it was. I reread it this
    century and thoroughly enjoyed it though;
    (Gully Foyle is my name
    Terra is my nation
    Deep Space is my dwelling place),
    The Stars My Destination
    remains my favourite of his.

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  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Mon Feb 16 03:21:47 2026
    On Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:16:42 -0500 (EST), James Nicoll wrote:

    The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

    Ben Reich plans a perfect murder in a world where getting away with
    murder is impossible.

    Most of the names were fairly easy to figure out, except ?$$son?. What
    do you think that was?

    My inspired guess was ?Jefferson?. Ask me how!

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