Red Witch of Mercury

"Red Witch of Mercury" by Robert Emmett McDowell is a science fiction tale of galactic proportions, where Jaro Moynahan, a renowned gunman, finds himself entangled in the simmering rebellion on Mercury, a place of deception, danger, and death. Amidst the neon lights of Mercury Sam's Garden, Jaro is approached by the sultry Miss Mikail, a red-headed singer who presents a proposition of assassinating Karfial Hodes, the leader of the revolution. As a sudden blackout plunges the city into darkness and Miss Mikail vanishes into thin air, Jaro becomes immersed in a conspiracy of Mercurian independence, where assassins lurk in camouflage and hidden agendas threaten to explode. He now must grapple with betrayals alongside new alliances, forcing him to question everyone's motives and navigate the dark underbelly of Mercury to survive and uncover the truth amidst the chaos of revolution.