Asesinos en la Torre

# Catalog Description

"Asesinos en la Torre" (Assassins in the Tower) by W. Sampas is a science fiction thriller set on the Moon during construction of a massive transmission tower. Engineers Thomas Springer and James Cowdon oversee the installation of a provisional antenna on a kilometer-high structure, with worker Cussing assembling components at dangerous heights. During initial transmission tests, an electronic fog accumulates around the antenna; when Cussing investigates with an electronic counter, he plummets to his death—the first victim. The narrative then shifts to lunar station operations, where Springer watches broadcasts including attractive performer Anna Nelson while managing multiple television channels. Technical problems in Channel Thirteen necessitate repairs; workers Robinson and Guerin are dispatched urgently to the tower. The text establishes an atmosphere of technical complexity, isolation, and impending danger, with the title's reference to assassins suggesting sabotage or murder will follow the initial accident.