Star-Anchored, Star-Angered: Suzette Haden Elgin

Coyote Jones IV. Coyote Jones, secret agent for the Tri-Galactic Intelligence Service, had a strange handicap. In a universe where every normal being is telepathic, he suffered from almost total mind-deafness. He can project but he can't receive. When the social system of the planet Freeway began to reel under the force of an alleged female Messiah, Jones' handicap made him the perfect choice for the assignment - if Drussa Silver is projecting telepathic illusions instead of performing miracles, Jones will be immune to them. Since using religion to defraud is a criminal act, he could then bring her to trial. If she's the real thing, the situation will be utterly different! Cover art by Frank Kelly Freas.