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Does Octavius have a doppelgaenger? Could be! One who's insisting that he is the Great Bear. The Octavians insist that he is a nut intent on creating chaos or worse.The plot gets much thicker. It seems the real target of this complex charade isn't Octavius at all. It's Howard, the porcupine genius who's the world's leading expert on alternate universe travel. And the Admiral, a mad Zebra on an alternate planet, wants to capture Howard to enable his dastardly strategies for cosmic conquest. Otto the Magnificent is commissioned by Octavius to scuttle the Admiral's plans. Little does the Zebra know how potent the little lutrine is.Does romance rear its head? Well, maybe. Enter Priscilla, a very clever porcupine femme fatale who gets Howard's spiky attention. Life gets curiouser and curiouser.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	03 décembre 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781787056251
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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The Nut Case
Volume 12 of The Casebooks of Octavius Bear
Harry DeMaio

First published in 2020 by
MX Publishing
335 Princess Park Manor
Royal Drive, London, N11 3GX
www.mxpublishing.com
Digital edition converted and distributed by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
Copyright © 2020 Harry DeMaio
The right of Harry DeMaio to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without express prior written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted except with express prior written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damage.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Cover design Brian Belanger

Dedicated to GTP
A most extraordinary bear
And to the late Ms. Woof,
an extremely sweet and loving dog

Acknowlegements
These books have evolved over a long period of time and under a wide range of influences and circumstances. I am indebted to many people for helping to bring Octavius and his cohorts to the printed and electronic page. Thanks most especially to my wife, Virginia, for her insights and clever suggestions as well as her unfailing enthusiasm for the project and patience with its author. To my sons, Mark and Andrew and their spouses, Cindy and Lorraine, for helping to make these tomes more readable and audience friendly. To Cathy Hartnett, cheerleader-extraordinaire for her eagerness to see this alternate universe take form. To Jack Magan, Paul Bernish, Dan Andriacco, Amy Thomas, Luke Benjamin Kuhns, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, and Zohreh Zand for their enthusiastic encouragement.
Kudos to Jim Effler, the late Bob Gibson and Brian Belanger for their wonderful illustrations and covers. Thanks, of course, to Sharon, Steve and Timi Emecz at MX Publishing for giving Octavius and his gang a great home.
If, in spite of all this support, some errors or inconsistencies have crept through, the buck stops here. Needless to say, all of the characters, situations, and narratives are fictional. Some locations, devices, historical figures and events are real.

About the Author
Harry DeMaio is a nom de plume of Harry B. DeMaio, successful author of several books on Information Security and Business Networks as well as the twelve-volume Casebooks of Octavius Bear for MX Publishing . He is also a published author for Belanger Books and the MX Sherlock Holmes series edited by David Marcum. A retired business executive, former consultant, information security specialist, pilot, disk jockey and graduate school adjunct professor, he whiles away his time traveling and writing preposterous books, articles and stories.
He has appeared on many radio and TV shows and is an accomplished, frequent public speaker.
Former New York City natives, he and his extremely patient and helpful wife, Virginia, and their late lamented and much loved Bichon Frisé, Woof, live in Cincinnati (and several other parallel universes.) They have two sons, living in Scottsdale, Arizona and Cortlandt Manor, New York, both of whom are quite successful and quite normal, thus putting the lie to the theory that insanity is hereditary.
hdemaio@zoomtown.com
www.octaviusbearslair.com

Part One
Our Origins
(From “An Introduction to Faunapology” by Octavius Bear Ph.D.)
About 100,000 years ago, according to scientific experts, a colossal solar flare blasted out from our Sun, creating gigantic magnetic storms here on Earth. These highly charged electrical tempests caused startling physical and psychological imbalances in the then population of our world. The complete nervous systems of some species were totally destroyed. For example, “Homo Sapiens” lost all mental and motor capabilities and rapidly became extinct. Less developed species exposed to the radiation were affected differently. Four-footed and finned mammals, birds and reptiles suddenly found themselves capable of complex thought, enhanced emotions, self-awareness, social consciousness and the ability to communicate, sometimes orally, sometimes telepathically, often both. Both speech production and speech perception slowly progressed with the evolution of tongues, lips, vocal cords and enhanced ear to brain connections. Many species developed opposable digits, fingers or claws, further accelerating civilized progress. Some others (most fish and underground dwellers) were shielded from radiation and remained only as sentient as they were before the blast. This event is referred to as The Big Shock. It remains under intensive study.
Positive in our knowledge that we are not alone in the cosmos, my staff and I are heavily engaged in Project Multiverse, successful searches for alternate universes, especially those in which “Homo Sapiens” continues to live and hopefully, prospers. This book also presents some of the results of that project.
The Players Octavius Bear – Mega-sized Kodiak; Narcoleptic war hero; Consulting Detective; Scientist; Inventor; Seeker of Justice; Gazillionaire owner of Universal Ursine Industries (UUI); Gourmet/Gourmand; Bee Keeper; Somewhat sedentary and grouchy just on general principles. Mauritius (Maury) Meerkat – Narrator; Assistant to Octavius; Theatrical Agent; African émigré with a French-Dutch background; clever with a shady history. Bearoness Belinda Béarnaise Bruin Bear (nee Black) – Gorgeous polar superstar, with the Aquashow, “ Some Like It Cold ;” Wife of Octavius; Extremely rich widow of Bearon Byron Bruin living in Polar Paradise in the Shetlands; Owner-pilot of the last flying Concorde SST. Arabella Bear – Hybrid bear cub prodigy; Twin daughter of Bearoness Belinda and Octavius. McTavish Bear – Hybrid bear cub prodigy; Twin son of Bearoness Belinda and Octavius. Mlle Woof – Bichon Frisé – Governess to the twin cubs. Frau Schuylkill – Octavius’ beautiful Swiss she-wolf estate manager/cook/pilot/security officer with many other mysterious and military talents. She rescued Octavius from his dive off the Breakurbach Falls while he was struggling with his nemesis, Imperius Drake. Colonel Wyatt Where (Ret.) – Another wolf; Former military intelligence officer who had retired to a security post at the Bank of Lake Michigan in Chicago and then quit to join Octavius; Mate to Frau Schuylkill. Doctor Howard Watt – Porcupine; High tech security authority who also left the Bank to join Octavius; Expert in Quantum and Alternate Universes; Lasers and Particle Beam Accelerators. Otto the Magnificent – aka Hairy Otter – An absolutely terrible illusionist magician, Otto the Magnificent escaped the claws of super villain Imperius Drake but not before he developed some amazing telekinetic powers courtesy of Imperius’ genetic alterations. Benedict and Galatea Tigris – White Bengals; The Flying Tigers; Pilots of Belinda’s and Octavius’ aircraft; brother and sister. Wolford Wolverine – UUI’s and Octavius’ personal Lawyer. Chief Inspector Bruce Wallaroo – Irrepressible but brilliant marsupial; an international law and order genius from Down Under; often calls on Octavius and Maury for support. Chita – Beautiful, fascinating, clever, sexy, immoral and highly independent feline who among other things, is the publisher and editor-in-chief of PURR and SOW magazines. L. Condor – Andean Condor; cybernet genius with a twelve-foot wingspan and artificial voice. Marlin – Dolphin (sic) the Prince of Whales’ Chief Scientist; Magician and part time Jester. Agrippa Bear – Octavius’ Half-brother. Juno Bear – Octavius’ Mother. Florence – Arctic Fox – Juno’s Maid. Doctor Chiti Bingbang – Orangutan – UUI Chief Physician. Doctor Sigmund Stoat – UUI Chief Psychiatrist. Pseudo Octavius (P-O ) – Kodiak Bear claiming to be Octavius. General Turmoil – Horse – Leader of The Business – Intent on Cosmic Conquest. Admiral Tumult – Zebra – Leader of The Company – Also intent on Cosmic Conquest. Priscilla – Porcupine – Admiral Tumult’s Executive Officer. The Major – Coyote – The Admiral’s Chief of Security Colonel Barbicon – Badger – The Admiral’s later Executive Officer. King Capreolinus – Deer – Ruler of Biosphere K. Captain Blacktail – Deer – Leader of the Biosphere K Guard. Ursula 11 – Universal Ursine Intellect Model 11 – Artificial General Intelligence System.
Locations
Cincinnati, Ohio; UUI, Kentucky; and Several Alternate Universes

Prologue
Do Bears give you a scare? Well, me too.
So, I’ll pass on this tactic to you.
You just fix that old Bear
With a cold, piercing stare.
But make sure that he’s Winnie-the-Pooh.
Hello again or first-time greetings to new readers of the Casebooks of Octavius Bear. I am Mauritius (Maury) Meerkat, sidekick to Octavius Bear and your genial host and narrator. Delighted to welcome you to Volume Twelve – The Nut Case .
Things have been relatively quiet here at the opulent Bear’s Lair after the close of the adventure we call The Wurst Case Scenario (Book 11. ) Octavius and I; our two magnificent wolf associates, Frau Schuylkill a