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From: cjh@petsd.UUCP (Chris Henrich)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Here's another book that needs identification:
Message-ID: <449@petsd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Feb-85 13:27:36 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 15 13:27:36 1985
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> This book starts out about a professor whose wife has left him. He gets
> depressed one night, and tries to commit suicide. He's saved by his hat.
> His wife is a nurse, I think. 
...
> ***** Any ideas? It's annoying to recall so much of the plot, but not
>       the title or author. Someone suggested "The Steel Rat" (or something
>       like that). I haven't read that, but it doesn't sound familiar.

	This is "Mindkiller", by Spider Robinson.  The
paperback edition is just out; I think I bought the hardback
in 1982.  It is damn good.
	Re "The Steel Rat" -- somebody's memory was jiving
around.  The burglar (who officially doesn't exist) calls
himself Templeton, after a rat in a children's book by E. B.
White.  Your friend took this recollection and spliced it with
the title "The Stainless Steel Rat" by Henry Harrison.

Regards,
Chris

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