Patricia English

Space Bureau of Investigations agent Paul Starr attempts to save an atomic power station on Mars from attack.

Amos Handworthy's grandfather was quick on the draw: as a U.S marshal, it was a job requirement if you wanted to stay alive. But now Amos has built a gun-slinging robot, programmed to be a split second slower than him in a gunfight, so that he can perpetuate the myth and glory of his grandfather's frontier past. But will Amos bet his life on a duel with real bullets?

An American airman stationed in the United Kingdom strikes down his commanding officer. Believing he's killed him, the airman goes on the run with a woman. They encounter a lookalike couple and hijinks ensue.

Moscow is the setting for a reunion between Susan and Viktor - a reunion which leads to unforeseen complications.