Bøker av Lloyd Biggle

In the first place, Grandfather Rastin never should have bought that house in Wiston. It happened several years ago, when he was only about seventy-eight, but even so he was old enough to know better. He admits that himself.In the second place, he should have asked his tenants for references.He did buy the house, and he didn't ask for references, and that's where the trouble started...Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (1923-2002) is most famous as a science-fiction writer who used genuine science while emphasizing human and cultural elements, especially art and music (he held a Ph.D. in Musicology.) His detective stories about Grandfather Bill Rastin in the fictitious Borg County, Michigan show this emphasis on the human element in a nostalgic, Norman Rockwell-esque world.

On the distant world of Timbra, communication is an art form-literally. The native Timbrian species expresses emotions and thoughts through shifting patterns of color on their skin, creating a language both beautiful and complex. When a human is found murdered in the Timbrian city, understanding the crime means understanding an alien culture where words do not exist. Assigned to the case, Investigator Harold Patton must navigate a world of color-coded secrets, diplomatic tensions, and hidden motives. But in a society where nothing is spoken, can the truth be seen before it's too late?