Delayed Action

"Delayed Action" by Charles V. De Vet is a science fiction story set on the alien world of Marlock, where Donald Johnson awakens with amnesia after a brush with a strange locale called Nature’s Moebius Strip. With only his name and the knowledge that someone is tailing him, Johnson must untangle his lost past and a string of baffling robberies all linked to a mysterious man untouched by time. As he struggles to piece together his fragmented memories, he encounters individuals like Alton Hawkes, claiming to be a Secret Service agent, and uncovers a conspiracy that blurs the line between identity and consequence, leading to a twisting revelation that challenges everything he thinks he knows.