Stranglers' Moon: E.E. 'Doc' Smith with Stephen Goldin

Book II of Family d'Alembert. Every year, millions of space voyages from all corners of the Universe travel to Vesa to make or break their fortunes in the exotic gambling palaces. But a startling discovery has shaken Earth's galactic Empire: more than two hundred and fifty thousand people have vanished from the resort moon without a trace. Called to duty, SOTE's most daring secret agents, Jules and Yvette D'Alembert - the former aerialists from the triple-gravity planet Des Plaines, possessed of lightning-reflexes and super-strength - are faced with a lethal and baffling conspiracy. Together the D'Alemberts have conquered many of the Empire's most dangerous foes, but now they must divide forces - each to challenge a deadly evil terror alone. Cover art by Peter Jones.