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The Misplaced Battleship

by Harry Harrison · audio summary, about 4 min

Slippery Jim diGriz is tasked with tracking down a state-of-the-art battleship secretly built and stolen by a mysterious criminal mastermind.

Key ideas

  • Only a master thief possesses the unique intellect and skills required to track down and outsmart another high-level criminal.
  • Appearances are highly deceptive, as the seemingly innocent and helpless accomplice is actually the mastermind behind the entire plot.
  • A highly organized bureaucracy can be easily manipulated from within by a single clever operative using forgery and misdirection.

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