Problems and Solutions

by Robert North

Original, alternative version of the first Jon Gage story, Problems and

Every problem has a solution - that was the President’s election ticket. And when the Next Big Thing is a pill that “cures” violence, he’s got the voters’ attention. But when Jon Gage - a smart guy trying to leave behind a criminal background - discovers that the pills killed his girlfriend, the President, now seeking re-election, has a different sort of problem. The solution? A beautiful robot called Estelle, detailed to distract a bitter, unforgiving Jon, and collect the information that’ll put him away for good. But Jon knows how to exploit a flaw in Estelle’s software - and soon enough he’s got her on his side. What he doesn’t expect is that Estelle has problems of her own… and she sees Jon Gage as the man to solve them.

This version includes many scenes missing from the later re-edit, published as 'Problems and Solutions'

Also available by Robert
THE NEIL GAGE HIT
FUTURE PERFECT
GHOST HIGHWAYS

299 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 30, 2011

About the author

Robert North has lived and worked both in the UK, and then the United States, for much of the last decade. He has written two sci-fi novels featuring Jon Gage, and is currently writing the third.