Mars needs a hero, and fast.
For Harry Watt, simply doing what he's told was never an option. When the best hydrologist on Earth high-tails it to Mars after first helping himself to some company funds, Judge Headlock, Harry's employer and nemesis, instructs him to bring back the runaway to face justice.
A trip to the Red Planet onboard a ship with the new StrateLine Drive sounds like fun, but Harry soon discovers something stinks about this job, and it's not one of his socks. He must first travel to Venus Station, but it's not easy to be in two places at once. And getting framed for murder doesn't help.
So with the help of his dead partner, an erstwhile assistant, and a host of lady friends, Harry embarks on a rip-roaring adventure through the solar system. Can he save the day, get the girl, and with any luck turn a profit, as well as prevent a Martian civil war? Only one way to find out. Read on….