Apparatus 33

German scientists operating out of a vast underground bunker in Poland are desperate to hide the secret of Apparatus 33, the device of uncanny intelligence that navigates rockets capable of reaching America or beyond with warheads of radioactive poisons. Before the bunker falls to the Soviets, a single rocket is launched, successfully placing its warhead in an orbit safely out of reach of the Allies where it will remain only as long as the German scientist controlling it remains alive...
More Description

German scientists operating out of a vast underground bunker in Poland are desperate to hide the secret of Apparatus 33, the device of uncanny intelligence that navigates rockets capable of reaching America or beyond with warheads of radioactive poisons. Before the bunker falls to the Soviets, a single rocket is launched, successfully placing its warhead in an orbit safely out of reach of the Allies where it will remain only as long as the German scientist controlling it remains alive and free, and hidden from the surviving victims of atrocities he committed during the war, now seeking revenge. In a surprise twist ending, the unintended consequences of their actions are written in today's headlines.

ARC Reader Review: "Brilliant! I enjoyed this a lot. Lawston Pettymore is a storyteller! And best of all, I learned so much!"