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professional-acting
Lorenzo Smythe is a professional actor whose skills and reputation are central to the unfolding plot involving a secretive engagement.
1 chapter across 1 book
Double Star (1956)Robert A. Heinlein
Chapter 1
In Chapter 1 of "Double Star," the narrator, Lorenzo Smythe, encounters a spaceman named Dak Broadbent in a bar and quickly discerns his spaceman traits despite Broadbent's denial. Broadbent urgently recruits Lorenzo for a mysterious professional acting job, offering a substantial fee and insisting on secrecy and haste, setting the stage for intrigue and danger.