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Book Review of Illegal Alien

Illegal Alien
Illegal Alien
Author: Robert J. Sawyer
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


This book is a really good, fun read. Part Robert Heinlein, part John Grisham. It starts out a sci-fi first contact story then becomes a really good courtroom drama. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The book starts off with a spacecraft crash landing in the ocean. First contact is made by America and we meet the team of aliens piloting the craft. A group of scientists chaperon the aliens on a global tour to meet national leaders. During one of the trips, one of the alien's chaperons turns up dead. Murdered, and all evidence points to one of the aliens. The rest of the story is a whodunnit murder mystery that just happens to involve aliens. Very well written.

Give it a try. I highly recommend it.