<b>From the back cover of the Del Rey first edition:</b> <p>Who was the cop killer? A Silent? Their anger launched the crime wave that brought the Terrans to Egar. Could one of them be ruthless enough to want the police out of the way - permanently?
<p>A Normal? The telepathic aliens seemed friendly enough - but psychotics could fake innocence. And if their culture permitted murderous conspiracy - how would the humans know?
<p>A Terran? Faced with culture shock on a strange world - their innermost thoughts open to the mind readers - fears and pressures mounted. Had one of their own gone mad?
<p>As the cops tried to solve the mystery, somewhere the assassin waited...
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The novel mentions a way of transportation called 'Equipotential Transfer Portal' -in short "Shuttlebox", which also features in A Voice Out of Ramah.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1981 |
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Deadly Silents | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 |