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This story is told by the Sheriff of a small town. His elderly Deputy had just retired and there was need for a replacement. The search resulted in six candidates of which five were men varying in age from twenty to the late thirties but the sixth was a dashing young woman of twenty two and Hispanic. There were different views on that but the majority vote of the Town Council elected her. The Sheriff was in that agreement and set out to train her in the appropriate aspects of law and the necessary police skills. The population of the town were curious about this departure from tradition, not just the first-ever woman Deputy but such an attractive one; and the Sheriff had a career challenge. Sam Johnson was a research scientist specializing in the finding of new and profitable pharmaceutical chemicals. He had several patents in his name as proof of his dedication and ability. He showed little emotion beyond his personal need to find the relevant data and arrange them in logical order.

The Missing Man is set in the farmland and glens of County Antrim, that county of Northern Ireland facing Scotland, and takes place in 1942 during the Second World War. Being some twenty eight miles north of the city of Belfast it was possible for the farming neighborhood to see the bombing of the city by German Nazi planes. One dark night Uncle Ben, his son Wilbur and daughter Betty together with cousin Kevin are watching the glow over the city when an enemy plane touches the top of the tall trees around the farm house and crashes on one of the fields further on. There is a horrendous explosion and it is assumed that all the crew perished. But no! The pilot escaped and the hunt is on by the Police and Royal Air force to find him. That's when the two boys and the girl form their own team to run him down. Wulldog, their fox-terrier, gets involved and the adventure begins.