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INTRODUCTION

My father, Lloyd Biggle, Jr., died in 2002 after a long battle with leukemia.

He left behind a legacy in the written word of science fiction, and mystery novels, short stories, and novellas. He also left behind about every letter, note, story idea, and outline that he ever possessed, a lot of it very neatly cataloged, stored and boxed, and some just…well…boxed.

It is now the year 2013. My sister and I are still making our way through this lifetime of material.

This story, found in one of the manuscript boxes has a date of: “8/30/64.” The manuscript had revision pages that were not added to the original manuscript. This makes me believe that the final form was never submitted to a publisher. I have added them where possible to make the final version complete.

Murder Applied For is unusual as it involves an insurance investigator, and a lot of insurance practices that were probably the norm in the early 1960s. My father was an insurance agent before and into the beginning of his writing career, giving him this knowledge base.

This is an early Biggle story, and reflects his developing style of writing, which did change throughout his lifetime.

I hope that you find this story and character concept to be enjoyable.

—Kenneth Lloyd Biggle