+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNWISE CHILD | | | | RANDALL GARRETT | | | | When a super-robot named Snookums discovers how to build his | | own superbombs, it becomes obvious that Earth is by no means | | the safest place for him to be. And so Dr. Fitzhugh, his | | designer, and Leda Crannon, a child psychologist acting as | | Snookums' nursemaid, agree to set up Operation Brainchild, a | | plan to transport the robot to a far distant planet. | | | | Mike the Angel--M. R. Gabriel, Power Design--has devised the | | power plant that is to propel the space ship _Branchell_ to | | its secret destination, complete with its unusual cargo. | | And, as a reserve officer in the Space Patrol, Mike is a | | logical replacement for the craft's unavoidably detained | | engineering officer. | | | | But once into space, the _Branchell_ becomes the scene of | | some frightening events--the medical officer is murdered, | | and Snookums appears to be the culprit. Mike the Angel | | indulges himself in a bit of sleuthing, and the facts he | | turns up lead to a most unusual climax. | +--------------------------------------------------------------+